There are 6 ways to get from Sarajevo to Messina by plane, train, bus, car ferry, busferry, car, or ferry
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Fly Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SJJ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 4m€76–223Bus, car ferry, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sarajevo, BP Gazprom to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry 54
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
25h 34m€49–156Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
34h 9mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Sarajevo to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry 54
- Drive from Port of Bari to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
17h 50m€110–158Fly Sarajevo to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane SJJ - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
11h 14m€51–247Bus, bus to Split Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Baska Vodabus
- Take the bus from Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelice to Split Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SPU - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
14h 30m€127–387
Sarajevo (SJJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarajevo to Messina is to fly and train which costs €75 - €230 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Sarajevo to Messina is to fly and train which takes 11h 4m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Sarajevo station to Messina. However, there are services departing from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Podgorica , Bus station and Shkoder,Rruga Teuta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 9m.
The distance between Sarajevo and Messina is 863 km.
The best way to get from Sarajevo to Messina without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 25h 34m and costs €45 - €160.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Sarajevo to Messina, including transfers.
Sarajevo to Messina bus services, operated by Cicmil Prevoz, depart from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station.
Sarajevo to Messina bus services, operated by Cicmil Prevoz, arrive at Podgorica , Bus station.
There are 1012+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Sarajevo to Messina. However, you can take the line 36 bus to Sarajevo Airport, walk to Sarajevo (SJJ) 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 bus from Sarajevo, BP Gazprom to Messina Marittima via Kantafig, Luka Gruz, Dubrovnik, Port of Bari, Stazione Marittima, Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa San Giovanni in around 25h 34m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Sarajevo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Sarajevo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- 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
- €10
- 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 Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- info@transturist.ba
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Sarajevo, BP Gazprom to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +382 69 568 880
- petarcicmil90@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +387 57 340-771
- info@centrotrans-ad.com
- Website
- centrotrans-ad.com
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- centrotrans-ad.com
- Book at
- centrotrans-ad.com
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +387 32 246 306
- bbabic@biss-tours.ba
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Baska Voda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Baška Voda, Cesta 8 / Put Kapelice to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €11–14
- 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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- 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
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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