There are 7 ways to get from Messina to Riga by train, plane, ferry, car 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 to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CTA - RIX
8h 22m$122–297Train to Palermo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PMO - RIX
12h 38m$112–338Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain 889
40h 11mCar ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
47h 25m$461–966Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Rigacar
30h 13m$553–803Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Messina to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from BOLOGNA, Dw. Autobusowy / Piazza XX Settembre to WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1bus
- Take the bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
2d 1h$250–538Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Napolibus
- Take the bus from Neapol to Katowicebus
- Take the bus from Katowice to Rīgabus
2d 8h$268–469
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Riga is to train and fly which costs $110 - $340 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Riga is to train and fly which takes 8h 22m and costs $120 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via BOLOGNA, Dw. Autobusowy / Piazza XX Settembre and Wroclaw, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Messina and Riga is 2369 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Riga without a car is to ferry and train which takes 40h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Messina to Riga, including transfers.
Messina to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 4:05 AM in Messina and 5:05 AM in Riga.
Book your Messina to Riga bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Messina to Riga, Bus Station via Bologna Centrale, BOLOGNA, Dw. Autobusowy / Piazza XX Settembre, and Wroclaw, Bus Station in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Riga International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–370
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–380
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $100–160
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Messina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BOLOGNA, Dw. Autobusowy / Piazza XX Settembre to WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- biuro@miskrosno.pl
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Neapol to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $139
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Katowice to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- 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
- $1–46
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- $3
- Car
- $46
- 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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