There are 10 ways to get from Mostar to Messina by car, car ferry, ferry, bus, train, plane, busferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry, ferry
best- Drive from Mostar to Dubrovnik
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari54
- Drive from Port of Bari to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
16h 59m€93–170Bus, car ferry, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari54
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.GiovanniIc
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
23h 22m€40–179Bus, car ferry via Policoro
- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari54
- Take the bus from Bari Capruzzi to Policoro Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Policoro to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
22h 4m€43–128Bus to Split Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Mostar Bus Station West to Split Bus Station
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)SPU - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
13h 10m€127–348Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari54
- Take the bus from Bari to Messina590 / ...
23h 43m€41–169Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
31h 57mBus to Dubrovnik Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Slano
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)DBV - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
12h 22m€112–293Train to Sarajevo, fly, train
- Take the train from Mostar to Sarajevo
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)SJJ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
12h 27m€81–237Drive, car ferry to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly, train
- Drive from Mostar to Dubrovnik
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BRI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
15h 58m€81–233Bus, shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly, train
- Take the bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Take a shuttle bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Tirana
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)TIA - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
14h 43m
Split Airport (SPU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mostar to Messina is to bus and car ferry via Policoro which costs €40 - €130 and takes 22h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Mostar to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 12h 22m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Mostar to Messina. However, there are services departing from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Tivat, Autobuska stanica and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 57m.
The distance between Mostar and Messina is 749 km.
The best way to get from Mostar to Messina without a car is to bus and car ferry via Policoro which takes 22h 4m and costs €40 - €130.
It takes approximately 16h 59m to get from Mostar to Messina, including transfers.
Mostar to Messina bus services, operated by Centrotrans Eurolines, depart from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica station.
Mostar to Messina bus services, operated by Centrotrans Eurolines, arrive at Tivat, Autobuska stanica station.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Mostar to Messina. However, you can drive to Dubrovnik, take the car ferry to Port of Bari, drive to Villa San Giovanni, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor, Dubrovnik - Placa Gruz, Dubrovnik, Port of Bari, Stazione Marittima, Italia-De Rossi, Bari Capruzzi, Policoro Central Bus Station, and Policoro in around 22h 4m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +387 33 655 330
- info@zfbh.ba
- Website
- zfbh.ba
Train from Mostar to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.zfbh.ba/en/
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- info@transturist.ba
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Slano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–24
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Mostar Bus Station West to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +39 0981 500331
- info@saj.it
- Website
- saj.it
Bus from Bari Capruzzi to Policoro Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- saj.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Policoro to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +387 53 961-714
- taglobusturist@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mostar, Autobuska Stanica to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bosnaturist
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- info@montemaretravel.com
- Website
- montemaretravel.com
Shuttle from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- montemaretravel.com
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €11–14
- Adult
- €50
- Children 3-12 years
- €20
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- 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 Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- 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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