There are 10 ways to get from Messina to Mostar by ferry, car, car ferry, bus, train, plane, busferry, or shuttle
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Ferry, drive, car ferry
best- 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 Dubrovnik54
- Drive from Dubrovnik to Mostar
17h 11m$108–209Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Dubrovnik54
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
22h 49m$45–238Ferry, train, bus, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli CentraleFr
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Porto
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Dubrovnik54
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik Central Bus Station to Mostar East Bus Station
23h 32mTrain, fly to Split Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Split Airport (SPU)CTA - SPU
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Mostar Bus Station West
12h 55m$143–428Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari CentraleIc
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Dubrovnik54
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
24h 11m$45–215Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
33h 17mTrain, fly to Dubrovnik Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)CTA - DBV
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik Central Bus Station to Mostar East Bus Station
13h 50m$128–316Train, fly to Sarajevo
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sarajevo (SJJ)CTA - SJJ
- Take the train from Sarajevo to Mostar
12h 50m$94–250Train, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)CTA - BRI
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Dubrovnik
- Drive from Dubrovnik to Mostar
16h 43m$97–279Train, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)CTA - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
15h 27m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Split Airport (SPU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Mostar is to car ferry and train and bus which costs $45 - $220 and takes 24h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Mostar is to train and fly which takes 12h 50m and costs $90 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Mostar. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Mostar, Autobuska Stanica via Shkoder,Rruga Teuta and Tivat, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 17m.
The distance between Messina and Mostar is 750 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Mostar without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 22h 49m and costs $45 - $240.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from Messina to Mostar, including transfers.
Messina to Mostar bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Mostar bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Shkoder,Rruga Teuta station.
There are 1380+ hotels available in Mostar.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Mostar. However, you can take the ferry to Villa San Giovanni, drive to Port of Bari, take the car ferry to Dubrovnik, then drive to Mostar. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Messina Main Train Station to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica via Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi, Salandra II, Garibaldi-V.Emanuele, Port of Bari, Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik - Gruz, and Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor in around 22h 49m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sarajevo via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sarajevo via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +387 33 655 330
- info@zfbh.ba
- Website
- zfbh.ba
Train from Sarajevo to Mostar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.zfbh.ba/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- info@transturist.ba
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–28
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Mostar Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–18
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +387 36 651-393
- globtour@globtour.com
- Website
- globtour.com
Bus from Dubrovnik Central Bus Station to Mostar East Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- globtour.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 316 688
- info@lalatovictravelbd.me
- Website
- lalatovictravelbd.me
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39
- Website
- https://www.lalatovictravelbd.me/en/
- Phone
- +387 53 961-714
- taglobusturist@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Mostar, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- info@montemaretravel.com
- Website
- montemaretravel.com
Shuttle from Tirana to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- montemaretravel.com
- 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
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–59
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- $12–16
- Adult
- $59
- Children 3-12 years
- $24
- 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
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–50
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- $2–8
- Moto
- $18–25
- Car
- $35–50
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