There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Ortona by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Abruzzo Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Abruzzo Airport (PSR)plane CTA - PSR
6h 16m€49–191Ferry, train (Trenitalia)
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Termolitrain Fr
- Take the train from Termoli to Ortonatrain Re
11h 28mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Pescarabus N596
12h 16m€56–95Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Ortonacar
7h 27m€102–152Train, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane CTA - FCO
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pescarabus
9h 41m€57–171Train, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane CTA - AOI
- Take the train from Ancona to Pescara Centraletrain
8h 15m€69–277Train, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Cassinotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Cassino to Pescarabus 558
12h 15m€71–147Bus, train
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to San Severo Piazza della Costituzionebus
- Take the train from S. Severo to Termolitrain Ic
- Take the train from Termoli to Ortonatrain
14h 53m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Abruzzo Airport (PSR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Ortona is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 12h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Ortona is to train and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €45 - €200.
The distance between Messina and Ortona is 683 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Ortona without a car is to ferry and train which takes 11h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Messina to Ortona, including transfers.
There are 1776+ hotels available in Ortona.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Ortona, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Messina to Pescara once daily. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 11h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abruzzo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €24–100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–280
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–280
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–390
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Termoli to Ortona
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S. Severo to Termoli
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Termoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Cassino
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from S. Severo to Termoli
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Termoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 800.14.28.80
- segreteria@tuabruzzo.it
- Website
- tuabruzzo.it
Train from Termoli to Ortona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- tuabruzzo.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cassino to Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0873/342663
- info@dicarlobus.it
- Website
- dicarlobus.com
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Schedules at
- dicarlobus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to San Severo Piazza della Costituzione
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- 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
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