There are 11 ways to get from Messina to Ulm by bus, plane, train, ferry, car ferry, night train, or car
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CTA - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 43m€105–326Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane CTA - FMM
- Take the train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 19m€80–322Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
17h 52mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Bolognabus Messina - Bologna / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Ulmbus N422 / ...
25h 50m€102–185Car ferry, train, night train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the night train from Padova to Ulm Hbfnighttrain Nj
24h 1m€206–479Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CTA - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 34m€83–247Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane PMO - FMM
- Take the train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 51m€86–290Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane PMO - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 21m€119–325Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CTA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 29m€129–385Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Singen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain Re3
29h 20m€146–255Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Messina to Port of Salernocarferry
- Drive from Port of Salerno to Ulmcar
20h 25m€209–340
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Munich International Airport (MUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Ulm is to bus which costs €100 - €190 and takes 25h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Ulm is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 19m and costs €80 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Ulm via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 50m.
The distance between Messina and Ulm is 1528 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Ulm without a car is to ferry and train which takes 17h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Messina to Ulm, including transfers.
Messina to Ulm bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Messina station.
Messina to Ulm bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna station.
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There are 242+ hotels available in Ulm.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a bus from Messina to Ulm via Bologna Centrale in around 25h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Padova to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Schaffhausen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- +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
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
Car ferry from Messina to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
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