There are 11 ways to get from Messina to Rimini by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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 to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CTA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Riminitrain
6h 20m€39–200Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Riminitrain Fr
10h 47mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Riminibus N596
15h 5m€60–110Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Riminicar
9h 53m€142–212Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane CTA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Riminitrain
7h 16m€51–262Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane CTA - AOI
- Take the train from Ancona to Riminitrain
6h 45m€62–305Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Forlì International Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Forlì International Airport (FRL)plane PMO - FRL
- Take the train from Forli to Riminitrain
7h 58m€162–731Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane CTA - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Riminitrain
8h 19m€51–240Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CTA - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Riminitrain
8h 42m€70–314Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Terminitrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Riminitrain Fa
12h 44m€98–319Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Messina to Port of Salernocarferry
- Take the bus from Salerno Piazza Montpellier to Rimini - Via Annibale Fadabus Villa d'agri
20h 16m€65–206
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Rimini is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Rimini is to train and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €35 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Messina and arriving at Rimini. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 5m.
The distance between Messina and Rimini is 1062 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Rimini without a car is to ferry and train which takes 10h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Messina to Rimini, including transfers.
Messina to Rimini bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Rimini bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rimini station.
Book your Messina to Rimini bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 3055+ hotels available in Rimini.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Rimini, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Messina to Rimini once daily. Tickets cost €60–110 and the journey takes 15h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Forlì International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–100
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
- €23–100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–85
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–95
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Forli to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- 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
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Forli to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Forli to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €60–75
- Smart Flex
- €60–80
Train from Napoli Afragola to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €70–95
- Smart Flex
- €75–95
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €80–110
- Smart Flex
- €85–110
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 089 233 899
- salerno@autolineecurcio.it
- Website
- autolineecurcio.it
Bus from Salerno Piazza Montpellier to Rimini - Via Annibale Fada
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.autolineecurcio.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
- 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
- +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
Car ferry from Messina to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €28–40
- Moto
- €45–65
- Car
- €120–160
- Cars
- €60
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