There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Pula by bus, plane, shuttle, ferry, train, 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.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)CTA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
8h 13m€77–579Ferry, train, line 2 ferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. LuciaFr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"2 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
16h 27mBus via Naples
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Napoli, Autostazione MetroparkItabus
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Pula , Autobusni KolodvorN533
24h 50m€96–131Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Pula
14h€222–332Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)CTA - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
7h 34m€112–399Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)CTA - VRN
- Take a shuttle bus from Verona - Airport to Pula railway Stattion
9h 55m€82–809Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)PMO - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
9h 52m€115–479Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, shuttle
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)CTA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Take a shuttle bus from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
10h 48m€99–668Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Napoli P.zza GaribaldiN528 / ...
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Pula , Autobusni KolodvorN533
24h 55m€95–171
Messina to Pula by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Pula is to bus via Naples which costs €95 - €140 and takes 24h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Pula is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 34m and costs €110 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina station to Pula. However, there are services departing from Messina Main Train Station and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Napoli P.zza Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 50m.
The distance between Messina and Pula is 1293 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Pula without a car is to ferry and train and line 2 ferry which takes 16h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Messina to Pula, including transfers.
Messina to Pula bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Messina Main Train Station.
Messina to Pula bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Napoli, Autostazione Metropark station.
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You can take a bus from Messina Main Train Station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Napoli, Autostazione Metropark and Napoli P.zza Garibaldi in around 24h 50m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–390
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €210–390
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–200
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €32–36
- Private
- €100–200
Shuttle from Verona - Airport to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €48–600
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €48–52
- Private
- €310–600
Shuttle from Stazione Mestre to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €41–410
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €41–44
- Private
- €220–410
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Messina to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +385 52 422 896
- sales@venezialines.com
- Website
- venezialines.com
Ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://venezialines.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
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