There are 9 ways to get from Romania to Messina by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Iași International Airport, train
best- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IAS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 1m€72–250Fly from Bucharest Otopeni, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OTP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 10m€56–185Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
35h 3mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port Of Durrescar
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
- Drive from Port Of Bari to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
26h 24m€234–420Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, train
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TSR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 36m€86–255Fly from Cluj-Napoca, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CLJ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 53m€70–205Bus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centralebus 482 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messinabus
41h 23m€135–213Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
45h 45mBus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rome, Terminibus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
2d 8h
Iași International Airport (IAS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Messina is to fly and train which costs €55 - €190 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 53m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Messina. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii and arriving at Messina via Bucureşti, Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 23m.
The distance between Romania and Messina is 1591 km.
The best way to get from Romania to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 35h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Romania to Messina, including transfers.
Romania to Messina bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bucureşti station.
Romania to Messina bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione station.
Messina is 1h behind Romania. It is currently 6:02 PM in Romania and 5:02 PM in Messina.
There are 1063+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Romania and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Piata Unirii to Messina via Gara de Nord, Bucureşti, Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO), and Bologna Centrale in around 41h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Rome, Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- 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
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–114
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- €65
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €94
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- €114
- Car
- €100
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- 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
- 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
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