There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Trapani by bus, train, car, plane, or car ferry
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Bus via Palermo
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Palermo Via Tommaso FazelloSais Autolinee 8863 / ...
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Trapani Via MarsalaSegesta Autolinee SE01
4h 48m€23–33Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty LinesAutoservizi Salemi S201
7h 30m€16–58Train, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo CentraleRe / ...
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Trapani Via MarsalaSegesta Autolinee SE01
4h 59m€25–42Drive 315.9 km
- Drive from Messina to Trapani315.9 km
3h 40m€49–70Bus, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Trapani Airport (TPS)CTA - TPS
7h 35m€75–312Train, bus via Palermo Airport (PMO)
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo CentraleRe
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Palermo AeroportoRe
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Trapani Via Marsala
5h 43m€27–44Bus
- Take the bus from Messina to Trapani582 / ...
7h€18–35Bus, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)CTA - PMO
- Take the bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Trapani Via Marsala
6h 24m€86–222
Messina to Trapani by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Trapani is to bus which costs €18 - €35 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Trapani is to drive which takes 3h 40m and costs €45 - €70.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Messina and arriving at Trapani. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h.
The distance between Messina and Trapani is 331 km. The road distance is 315.9 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Trapani without a car is to bus via Palermo which takes 4h 48m and costs €23 - €35.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Messina to Trapani, including transfers.
Messina to Trapani bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Trapani bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Trapani station.
Yes, the driving distance between Messina to Trapani is 316 km. It takes approximately 3h 40m to drive from Messina to Trapani.
Book your Messina to Trapani bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Trapani, Italy?
You can take a bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Trapani Via Marsala via Palermo Terminal Bus in around 4h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trapani Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trapani Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trapani Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–440
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–440
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Trapani Airport via Pantelleria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Pantelleria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Lampedusa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Trapani Via Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Palermo Airport Bus Stop to Trapani Via Marsala
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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
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