There are 8 ways to get from Messina to Ulster by bus, plane, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Donegal Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane CTA - CFN
18h 41m€140–428Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CTA - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Castleblayneybus
9h 33m€73–202Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the train from Broombridge to Sligotrain
- Take the bus from Sligo Markievicz Road to Letterkenny Bus Stationbus
3d 16hTrain to Palermo Airport, fly to Dublin Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane PMO - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Castleblayneybus
12h 5m€83–244Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane CTA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
13h 32m€91–175Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane CTA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
12h 50m€89–293Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane CTA - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Ballybofeybus
13h 47m€92–277Train, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Letterkenny Bus Stationbus
3d 21h€115–457
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Donegal Airport (CFN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Ulster is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €210 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Ulster is to bus and fly which takes 9h 33m and costs €70 - €210.
The distance between Messina and Ulster is 2745 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Ulster without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 3 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 41m to get from Messina to Ulster, including transfers.
Ulster is 1h behind Messina. It is currently 8:29 AM in Messina and 7:29 AM in Ulster.
There are 174+ hotels available in Ulster.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Ulster, Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Ulster. However, you can take the bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Donegal Airport (CFN), then take the taxi to Gweedore. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Messina Marittima to Letterkenny Bus Station via Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Padova, Padova, Rădăuți, Dublin, Broombridge, Sligo, and Sligo Markievicz Road in around 3d 16h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dublin Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dublin Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Donegal Airport via Beauvais, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Broombridge to Sligo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €18–26
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Padova to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from Sligo Markievicz Road to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Castleblayney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Ballybofey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- 074 9135201
- info@johnmcginley.com
- Website
- johnmcginley.com
Bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
- 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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