There are 10 ways to get from Messina to Sulmona by train, bus, ferry, car, 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.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Sulmonabus
9h 48m€59–117Bus via Naples
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina to Napolibus Messina - Napoli
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Sulmonabus
10h 55m€43–72Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus N590 / ...
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Sulmonabus
10h 20m€48–78Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Sulmonacar
7h 18m€97–152Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Abruzzo Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Abruzzo Airport (PSR)plane CTA - PSR
- Take the train from Pescara Porta Nuova to Sulmonatrain
7h 21m€60–231Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragolatrain Fa / ...
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Sulmonatrain
10h 6mTrain to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane CTA - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Sulmonatrain
8h 35m€66–211Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Naples Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CTA - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Sulmonabus
9h€48–156Train 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 Pescara Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pescara Centrale to Sulmonatrain
9h 12m€80–317Train, bus to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane CIY - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Sulmonatrain
11h 21m€111–240
Messina to Sulmona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Sulmona is to bus via Naples which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Sulmona is to ferry and drive which takes 7h 18m and costs €95 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Sulmona. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Sulmona via Napoli P.zza Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Messina and Sulmona is 609 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Sulmona without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 48m and costs €55 - €120.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Messina to Sulmona, including transfers.
Messina to Sulmona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Sulmona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Napoli P.zza Garibaldi station.
There are 622+ hotels available in Sulmona.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Sulmona, Italy?
You can take a bus from Messina to Sulmona via Napoli P.zza Garibaldi in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abruzzo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abruzzo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–110
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–430
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- 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
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pescara Porta Nuova to Sulmona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Sulmona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pescara Centrale to Sulmona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Afragola to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- satam@gruppolapanoramica.it
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Sulmona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania Via Archimede to Ragusa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Schedules at
- interbus.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
- +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
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