There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Split by train, plane, ferry, car, or bus
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CTA - SPU
8h 45m€81–214Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Baricar
- Take the ferry from Bari to Dubrovnikferry 54
- Drive from Dubrovnik to Splitcar
17h 21m€172–272Ferry, train via Villach
- 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 Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 315 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Re / ...
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
28h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centralebus Itabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus N535
29h 35m€98–227Train to Palermo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Split Airport (SPU)plane PMO - SPU
10h 18m€107–257Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amanteatrain Re
- Take the train from Amantea to Tarantotrain Ic
- Take the train from Taranto to Bari Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Bari to Splitferry 56
18h 44mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzibus Itabus
- Take the ferry from Bari to Splitferry 56
19h 39m€182–277Ferry, train #2
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari to Splitferry 56
20h 56m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Split Airport (SPU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Split is to train and fly which costs €80 - €220 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Split is to train and fly which takes 8h 45m and costs €80 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina station to Split. However, there are services departing from Messina Main Train Station and arriving at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 35m.
The distance between Messina and Split is 806 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Split without a car is to ferry and train via Villach which takes 28h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Messina to Split, including transfers.
Messina to Split bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Messina Main Train Station.
Messina to Split bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Messina to Split bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 16919+ hotels available in Split.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Split, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Messina Main Train Station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Bologna Centrale in around 29h 35m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Amantea to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Bari to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Bari to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Bari to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Bari to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/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
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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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