There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Riga by bus, plane, ferry, train, car ferry, or car
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CTA - RIX
7h 8m$108–270Ferry, 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 Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
40h 23mCar 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$451–946Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Rigacar
30h 12m$553–803Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PMO - RIX
12h 10m$132–356Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Kaunas, car
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kaunas (KUN)plane CTA - KUN
- Drive from Kaunas Airport to Riga Airportcar
13h 47m$138–840Bus
- Take the bus from Messina Centrale Station to Battipaglia Ospedalebus
- Take the bus from BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8 to WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1bus
- Take the bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
2d 4h$231–540Bus via Katowice
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parkingbus
- Take the bus from Neapol to Katowicebus
- Take the bus from Katowice to Rīgabus
2d 8h$266–487
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Riga is to bus and fly which costs $100 - $270 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Riga is to bus and fly which takes 7h 8m and costs $100 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Messina Centrale Station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8 and Wroclaw, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Messina and Riga is 2370 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Riga without a car is to ferry and train which takes 40h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Messina to Riga, including transfers.
Messina to Riga bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Messina Centrale Station.
Messina to Riga bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Battipaglia Ospedale station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 7:19 AM in Messina and 8:19 AM in Riga.
There are 2037+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Messina Centrale Station to Riga, Bus Station via Battipaglia Ospedale, BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8, and Wroclaw, Bus Station in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Riga International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kaunas via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kaunas via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kaunas via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- 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
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- 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
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- 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 Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- 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
- $120–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Centrale Station to Battipaglia Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- 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 WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parking
- 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
- $95–290
- 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
- $2–46
- 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
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- ollex.lt
Car from Kaunas Airport to Riga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–550
- Website
- https://www.ollex.lt/en/express
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