There are 12 ways to get from Ravenna to Messina by train, car ferry, bus, 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.
Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Ravenna to Roma Terminitrain Fa
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fa / ...
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
11h 45m€72–315Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ravenna to Bologna Centralebus N874
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
17h 15m€36–102Drive, ferry
- Drive from Ravenna to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 30m€153–222Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Forli to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 55m€53–230Train, ferry
- Take the train from Forli to Bologna Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
11h 58mBus via Caserta
- Take the bus from Ravenna Bus Stop to Caserta Piazza Carlo Terzobus FlixBus
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus Autoservizi Salemi S201
18h 20mFly Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Forlì International Airport (FRL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FRL - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 11m€73–234Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Forli to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 53m€62–263Train to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Ravenna to Falconara Marittimatrain
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AOI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 55m€72–316Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Forli to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BLQ - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 54m€79–280Train, train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Forli to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VRN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 40m€60–292Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Forli to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VCE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 2m€63–226
Ravenna to Messina by train and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ravenna to Messina is to bus which costs €35 - €110 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ravenna to Messina is to train and fly which takes 7h 55m and costs €70 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Ravenna to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Ravenna and arriving at Messina Main Train Station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
The distance between Ravenna and Messina is 1041 km.
The best way to get from Ravenna to Messina without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 11h 45m and costs €70 - €320.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Ravenna to Messina, including transfers.
Ravenna to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ravenna station.
Ravenna to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Ravenna to Messina bus tickets online with FlixBus.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Ravenna, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Ravenna to Messina Main Train Station via Bologna Centrale in around 17h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Forlì International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–90
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ravenna to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Forli to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ravenna to Falconara Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €13–19
- Base Standard
- €29–40
- Base Premium
- €35–55
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Forli to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- 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
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Forli to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- 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
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ravenna to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ravenna Bus Stop to Caserta Piazza Carlo Terzo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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