There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Potsdam by bus, plane, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)CTA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
7h 40m€68–235Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbf89
- Take the train from München Hbf to S Wannsee Bhf29 / ...
21h 21mBus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna CentraleItabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofN1385
33h 10m€95–260Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Potsdam
19h 31m€322–472Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)REG - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
7h 40m€102–242Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)PMO - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
10h 24m€94–278Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)CTA - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
10h 54m€155–393Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Muenchen HbfRj
- Take the train from München Hbf to Berlin Hbf29 / ...
23h 46m€184–527Bus
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Battipaglia Ospedale
- Take the bus from BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm
36h 45m€163–212
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Potsdam is to bus and fly and train which costs €65 - €240 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Potsdam is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs €65 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina station to Potsdam station. However, there are services departing from Messina Main Train Station and arriving at Potsdam central train station via Bologna Centrale and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 10m.
The distance between Messina and Potsdam is 1813 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Potsdam without a car is to ferry and train which takes 21h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Messina to Potsdam, including transfers.
Messina to Potsdam bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Messina Main Train Station.
Messina to Potsdam bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
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What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Potsdam, Germany?
You can take a bus from Messina Main Train Station to Potsdam central train station via Bologna Centrale and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 33h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dresden Airport via Bolzano/Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €75–110
- Base Standard
- €120–170
- Base Premium
- €150–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to S Wannsee Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Venezia Mestre to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €75–120
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- 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 Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Battipaglia Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/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
- 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
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- 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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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