There are 9 ways to get from Oslo to Messina by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, night train, or car ferry
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 Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane OSL - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 7m€86–185Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OSL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 10m€80–248Train, ferry
- Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmö C to St. Johann Im Pongautrain 083
- Take the train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
44h 15mBus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Messinabus
2d 1h€204–389Drive, ferry
- Drive from Oslo to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
32h 17m€633–914Train to Sandefjord Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Oslo S to Sandefjord stasjontrain
- Fly from Sandefjord Airport (TRF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRF - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 17m€89–259Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane OSL - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 3m€107–252Train, night train, car ferry
- Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 31
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Salzburg Hbftrain 305
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
44h 20m€475–883Bus via Battipaglia
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Słubicebus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8bus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Messina Centrale Stationbus
2d 8h€237–540
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oslo to Messina is to train and fly and ferry which costs €85 - €190 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Oslo to Messina is to train and fly which takes 9h 10m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Oslo to Messina. However, there are services departing from Oslo bussterminal and arriving at Messina via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Oslo and Messina is 2550 km.
The best way to get from Oslo to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 44h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Oslo to Messina, including transfers.
Oslo to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Oslo bussterminal station.
Oslo to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Book your Oslo to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1168+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Oslo, Norway and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Oslo bussterminal to Messina via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Reggio Calabria Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Sandefjord Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Sandefjord Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Sandefjord Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sandefjord Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Malmö Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Sandefjord stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Malmö C to St. Johann Im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Oslo S to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–99
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–99
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Messina Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Słubice
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- 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
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
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