There are 7 ways to get from Messina to Split by ferry, car, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, drive
best- 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€167–258Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CTA - SPU
8h 31m€81–283Ferry, 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 Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319 / ...
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
28h 11mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Bologna Centralebus N597
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus N535
28h 35m€92–212Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Split Airport (SPU)plane REG - SPU
13h 16m€86–220Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari to Splitferry 56
18h 39mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Messina to Baribus Messina - Bari / ...
- Take the ferry from Bari to Splitferry 56
19h 39m€156–256
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Split Airport (SPU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Split is to ferry and fly which costs €85 - €220 and takes 13h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Split is to train and fly which takes 8h 31m and costs €80 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Split. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 35m.
The distance between Messina and Split is 867 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Split without a car is to ferry and train via Villach which takes 28h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 21m to get from Messina to Split, including transfers.
Messina to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Messina to Split bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 6577+ hotels available in Split.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Split, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Messina to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor via Bologna Centrale in around 28h 35m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Split Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Split Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Split Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Split Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Split Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- 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
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- 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
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- 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
- €50–90
- 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
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Bari to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- 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
- 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
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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