There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Messina by plane, ferry, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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 Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane RIX - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
11h 31mFly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RIX - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 9m€93–241Train, ferry
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Graz 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 / ...
42h 54mBus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
47h 53m€371–688Drive, ferry
- Drive from Riga to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
30h 34m€475–686Fly 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
13h 46m€113–307Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Wroclaw, Bus Stationbus
- 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 Centrale Stationbus
2d 4h€200–466Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Lviv Striyskyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv Striyskyi Bus Station to Baribus
- Take the bus from Bari to Messinabus
2d 15h€198–285
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Messina is to fly and train which costs €90 - €250 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 9m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Messina Centrale Station via WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1 and Battipaglia Ospedale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Riga and Messina is 2223 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 42h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from Riga to Messina, including transfers.
Riga to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Wroclaw, Bus Station.
Messina is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 5:04 PM in Riga and 4:04 PM 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 Riga, Bus Station to Messina Centrale Station via WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1, BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8, and Battipaglia Ospedale in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €65–100
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €75–120
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- 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
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Lviv Striyskyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +38 (032) 221-68-58
- altransinfo@gmail.com
- Website
- al-trans.com.ua
Bus from Lviv Striyskyi Bus Station to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en
- Schedules at
- https://al-trans.com.ua/en/routes
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/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
- +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
- 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
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