There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Pula by bus, plane, car, car ferry, ferry, or train
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 Cagliari Elmas Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane CTA - CAG
- Take the bus from Cagliari Autostazione Arst to Pula Via Corinaldi 34bus
6h 23m€55–205Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Messina to Port of Palermocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
14h 57m€79–108Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane REG - CAG
8h 39m€74–262Ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane SUF - CAG
9h 30mBus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CTA - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
10h 17m€93–242Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus Sais Autolinee 8863 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
17h 26m€56–73Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
17h 40m€57–82Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Messina to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Palermoferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliariferry
22h 48m€111–125
Messina to Pula by bus and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Pula is to bus and car ferry which costs €55 - €75 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Pula is to bus and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €50 - €210.
The distance between Messina and Pula is 706 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Pula without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 17h 26m and costs €55 - €75.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Messina to Pula, including transfers.
There are 1028+ hotels available in Pula.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Pula, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Pula. However, you can take the bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), walk to Aeroporto Elmas Partenze, take the bus to Cagliari Autostazione Arst, then take the bus to Pula Via Corinaldi 34. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Messina to Pula via Port of Palermo and Port of Cagliari in around 14h 57m.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 351 8374226
- information@arst.sardegna.it
- Website
- arst.sardegna.it
Bus from Cagliari Autostazione Arst to Pula Via Corinaldi 34
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- app.arstspa.it
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Messina to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
Ferry from Milazzo to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €54–56
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- 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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