There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane RIX - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
14h 52mFly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane RIX - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
10h 56m€76–257Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Riia to Ostravabus
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien 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 / ...
41h 6mBus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Riia to Brnobus
- Take the bus from Brno Benesova Bus Station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messinabus
47h 25m€86–187Drive, ferry
- Drive from Riga to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
30h 35m€466–673Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RIX - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 18m€108–256Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RIX - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 49m€84–296Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centraletrain
2d€211–481Bus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Wrocławbus
- Take the bus from WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8bus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
2d 6h€145–234
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Messina is to bus via Bologna which costs €85 - €190 and takes 47h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 18m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga to Messina. However, there are services departing from Riia and arriving at Messina via Brno Benesova Bus Station and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 25m.
The distance between Riga and Messina is 2208 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 41h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 52m to get from Riga to Messina, including transfers.
Riga to Messina bus services, operated by Flixbus Polska sp.o.o, depart from Riia station.
Riga to Messina bus services, operated by Flixbus Polska sp.o.o, arrive at Brno station.
Messina is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 5:59 AM in Riga and 4:59 AM in Messina.
Book your Riga to Messina bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Riia to Messina via Brno Benesova Bus Station and Bologna Centrale in around 47h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- 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
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €16–23
- 1st Class
- €25–35
- Business
- €28–30
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €85–110
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Riia to Ostrava
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Riia to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brno Benesova Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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