There are 8 ways to get from Passau to Messina by train, plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, car, or night train
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Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
8h 37m€108–297Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Passau central train station to Salzburg Southbus
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Paduabus
- Take the bus from Padua Bus Station to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
27h 40m€83–180Train, ferry
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to München Hbftrain Re3
- Take the train from München Hbf to Trentotrain 89
- Take the train from Trento to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
20h 31mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Passau to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
16h 29m€255–368Train, train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIE - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
9h 28m€109–382Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MUC - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 26m€123–330Train, night train, car ferry
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the night train from Wels 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
22h 43m€196–562Bus
- Take the bus from Passau Bahnhofstrasse to Regensburg Bahnhofstrassebus
- Take the bus from Regensburg central train station to Munich central bus stationbus 083 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Cosenzabus
- Take the bus from Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabus
28h 6m€135–171
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Passau to Messina is to bus and car ferry which costs €80 - €180 and takes 27h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Passau to Messina is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 37m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Passau to Messina. However, there are services departing from Passau Bahnhofstrasse and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Regensburg central train station, Munich and Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 6m.
The distance between Passau and Messina is 1500 km.
The best way to get from Passau to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Passau to Messina, including transfers.
Passau to Messina bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Passau Bahnhofstrasse station.
Passau to Messina bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse station.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Passau, Germany and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Passau Bahnhofstrasse to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse, Regensburg central train station, Munich central bus station, Munich, Cosenza, and Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro in around 28h 6m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Passau Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €30–50
- First Class
- €60–80
Train from Passau Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €35–55
- First Class
- €70–95
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €16–24
- First Class
- €30–40
Train from Passau Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Passau Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Trento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–51
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Passau Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trento to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Passau Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €70–120
Train from Passau Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €25–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €42–45
- 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 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wels Hbf to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–264
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–264
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Passau central train station to Salzburg South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Salzburg South to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Regensburg central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Padua Bus Station to Villa San Giovanni Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Passau Bahnhofstrasse to Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Regensburg central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Munich to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- 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
- +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
- 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
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