There are 6 ways to get from Ostuni to Messina by bus, train, ferry, car, plane, 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.
Bus via Taranto
best- Take the bus from Ostuni to Taranto Via Cesare Battistibus 370
- Take the bus from Taranto to Messinabus N595 / ...
8h 40m€32–58Train, ferry (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Francavilla Fontana to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr / ...
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
8h 54mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Ostuni to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
5h 22m€66–96Fly, train
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BDS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 1m€63–148Bus
- Take the bus from Brindisi to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
8h 47m€32–48Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
10h 31m€58–173
Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ostuni to Messina is to bus which costs €30 - €50 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Ostuni to Messina is to drive and ferry which takes 5h 22m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostuni to Messina. However, there are services departing from Ostuni and arriving at Messina via Taranto Via Cesare Battisti and Taranto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 40m.
The distance between Ostuni and Messina is 447 km.
The best way to get from Ostuni to Messina without a car is to bus via Taranto which takes 8h 40m and costs €30 - €60.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Ostuni to Messina, including transfers.
Ostuni to Messina bus services, operated by Ferrovie del Sud Est e Servizi Automobilistici S.r.l., depart from Ostuni station.
Ostuni to Messina bus services, operated by Ferrovie del Sud Est e Servizi Automobilistici S.r.l., arrive at Taranto Via Cesare Battisti station.
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You can take a bus from Ostuni to Messina via Taranto Via Cesare Battisti, Parco Cimino, and Taranto in around 8h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Francavilla Fontana to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Brindisi to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Bus from Ostuni to Taranto Via Cesare Battisti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Taranto to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Brindisi to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- 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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