There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Matka by bus, plane, car, ferry, car ferry, train, busferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Pristina, drive
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Pristina (PRN)CTA - PRN
- Drive from Pristina (PRN) to Matka
9h 46m$97–323Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)CTA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
13h 32m$64–273Ferry, drive, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Port Of Bari
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Matka
19h 18m$173–258Train, Bus, drive
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to CasertaIc
- Take the train from Caserta stazione to Bari Centrale
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Take the bus from Tirana, Airport to Prizren
- Drive from Prizren to Matka
22h 22mBus and ferry, bus via Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Struga
- Take the bus from Struga to Skopje, Transporten Centar
26h 23mBus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)CTA - SKP
7h 46m$115–266Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)CTA - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take a shuttle bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Matka
10h 26m$79–307Ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)SUF - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take a shuttle bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Matka
10h 51mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
29h 24m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Pristina (PRN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Matka is to bus and fly which costs $60 - $280 and takes 13h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Matka is to bus and fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $110 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Matka. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at S. Glumovo Shkolo via Vlorë, Struga and Transporten Centar T-Prigradski Linii. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 23m.
The distance between Messina and Matka is 960 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Matka without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Vlorë which takes 26h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Messina to Matka, including transfers.
Messina to Matka bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Matka bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Vlorë station.
There are 1648+ hotels available in Matka.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Matka, North Macedonia?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Matka. However, you can take the bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Pristina (PRN), then drive to Matka. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Messina Marittima to Matka via Villa San Giovanni, Port of Bari, and Port Of Durres in around 19h 18m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Skopje International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Skopje International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Skopje International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Skopje International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Skopje International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–110
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pristina via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Skopje International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pristina via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pristina via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pristina via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Caserta stazione to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +383 45 823 988
- valondemaku@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Airport to Prizren
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Vlorë to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Struga to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- Phone
- +389046787467
- eurolinia6@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Struga to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- vakcare@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Struga to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- velitrans2021@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Matka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–60
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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