There are 10 ways to get from Messina to Ulm by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- 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
8h 30m€117–370Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane CTA - FMM
- Take the train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 55m€48–272Ferry, 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 53mBus
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Policorobus
- Take the bus from Policoro to Ulmbus N422
27h 24m€118–199Car ferry, train, night train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the night train from Venezia Mestre to Ulm Hbfnighttrain Nj
22h 7m€222–629Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CTA - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 25m€85–293Train 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€69–272Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- 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
11h 5m€133–361Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa San Giovanni to Rho-Fieratrain
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Como S.Giovannitrain S11
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain Ic
- Take the train from Singen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain Re3
22h 49m€270–476Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Messina to Port of Salernocarferry
- Drive from Port of Salerno to Ulmcar
20h 25m€219–434
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Munich International Airport (MUC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Ulm is to train and fly which costs €65 - €280 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Ulm is to train and fly which takes 7h 55m and costs €45 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Ulm via Policoro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 24m.
The distance between Messina and Ulm is 1527 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Ulm without a car is to ferry and train which takes 17h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Messina to Ulm, including transfers.
Messina to Ulm bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Ulm bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Policoro station.
There are 585+ hotels available in Ulm.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Ulm via Policoro and Policoro in around 27h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- 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
- €36–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- 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
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
- 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
- €26–65
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €26–40
- First Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €110–150
- Smart Flex
- €120–150
Train from Villa San Giovanni to Rho-Fiera
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €130–180
- Smart Flex
- €150–190
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Venezia Mestre to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rho Fiera Milano to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- 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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Rho Fiera Milano to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Policoro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–29
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Policoro to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
Car ferry from Messina to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €28–40
- Moto
- €45–65
- Car
- €120–160
- Cars
- €60
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