There are 10 ways to get from Messina to Volterra by ferry, train, bus, night train, car, car ferry, 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.
Ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli AfragolaFa / ...
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to CertaldoRe
11h 10mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina to SienaN597 / ...
14h 54m€30–95Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Messina Centrale to Pisa CentraleIni
- Take the bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to Volterra500
16h 46m€82–116Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Volterra
9h 27m€142–222Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the bus from Villa S. Giovanni to PISA - Via Pietrasantina Parcheggio
- Take the bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to Volterra500
17h 48m€70–124Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)CTA - PSA
- Take the bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to V.Garibaldi 26 Lato Bar
6h 52m€73–246Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)CTA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Take the bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to V.Garibaldi 26 Lato Bar
7h 41m€68–234Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)PMO - PSA
- Take the bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to V.Garibaldi 26 Lato Bar
9h 5m€76–326Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)CTA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Take the bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to V.Garibaldi 26 Lato Bar
8h 25m€74–291Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)PMO - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Take the bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to V.Garibaldi 26 Lato Bar
9h 59m€101–304
Messina to Volterra by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Volterra is to bus which costs €30 - €95 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Volterra is to bus and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Volterra. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Volterra via Viale Cavour 76 and Colle Val D'Elsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 54m.
The distance between Messina and Volterra is 992 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Volterra without a car is to ferry and train which takes 11h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Messina to Volterra, including transfers.
Messina to Volterra bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Volterra bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Siena station.
There are 2104+ hotels available in Volterra.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Volterra, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Messina to Siena twice daily. Tickets cost €30–95 and the journey takes 11h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Pisa International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Pisa International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Certaldo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €7–11
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pontedera-Casciana T
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–50
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–17
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Messina Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 800 570530
- Website
- pisa.cttnord.it
Bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to Volterra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://pisa.cttnord.it/
- 2nd class
- €4–7
Bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to V.Garibaldi 26 Lato Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://pisa.cttnord.it/
- 2nd class
- €4–7
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to Volterra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
Bus from Pontedera Corsia 4 to V.Garibaldi 26 Lato Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- at-bus.it
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Villa S. Giovanni to PISA - Via Pietrasantina Parcheggio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- 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
- +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
- 342 32 55 869
- 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
- +39.090.57.37
- 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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