There are 7 ways to get from Rijeka to Messina by bus, plane, train, ferry, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 18m€93–300Bus via Caserta
cheapest- Take the bus from Rijeka Central Bus Station to Caserta Terminal Busbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus Autoservizi Salemi S201
21h 30m€51–72Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
14h 51mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Rijeka to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
13h 31m€220–317Bus, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VCE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 49m€111–523Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TRS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 10m€106–340Bus
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus N544
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Messinabus N590 / ...
22h 30m€89–176
Rijeka to Messina by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rijeka to Messina is to bus via Caserta which costs €50 - €75 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Rijeka to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 18m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Rijeka station to Messina. However, there are services departing from Rijeka Central Bus Station and arriving at Messina Piazza della Repubblica via Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 30m.
The distance between Rijeka and Messina is 1145 km.
The best way to get from Rijeka to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 14h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Rijeka to Messina, including transfers.
Rijeka to Messina bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Rijeka Central Bus Station.
Rijeka to Messina bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Caserta Terminal Bus station.
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You can take a bus from Rijeka Central Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblica via Caserta Terminal Bus and Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €34–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €34–38
- Private
- €140–260
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Rijeka Central Bus Station to Caserta Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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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