There are 8 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 Cluj-Napoca, train
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)CLJ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
5h 32m€76–213Fly from Bucharest Otopeni, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)OTP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
7h 48m€44–164Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Padova
- Take the train from Padova to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
31h 13mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port Of Durres
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Drive from Port Of Bari to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
26h 17m€251–352Fly from Iași International Airport, train
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)IAS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
6h 54m€69–199Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, train
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)TSR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
10h 14m€79–234Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
43h 44mBus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Salerno1928
- Take the train from Salerno to Messina CentraleIc
47h 38m€192–326
Romania to Messina by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Messina is to fly and train which costs €40 - €170 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Messina is to fly and train which takes 5h 32m and costs €75 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Messina. However, there are services departing from Piata Sf. Vineri and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Bucharest Gară Filaret, Sofia and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 44m.
The distance between Romania and Messina is 1364 km.
The best way to get from Romania to Messina without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 31h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Romania to Messina, including transfers.
Romania to Messina bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Bucharest Gară Filaret station.
Romania to Messina bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Messina is 1h behind Romania. It is currently 11:27 AM in Romania and 10:27 AM in Messina.
There are 1007+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Romania and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Romania to Messina. However, you can take the taxi to Cluj-Napoca-Airport-CLJ airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Messina Marittima via Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Ploieşti Sud, Ploieşti, Padova, Padova, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 31h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- 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 Salerno to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €4–7
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +40 239 629 822
- office@transmarian.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- €40
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- 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
- +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
- €50–60
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- 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
- €50–60
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- 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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