There are 9 ways to get from Siena to Messina by bus, train, ferry, car, plane, car ferry, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train, ferry
best- Take the bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazionebus 131
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
10h 29mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Siena to Messinabus N597 / ...
11h 20m€30–65Drive, ferry
- Drive from Siena to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
8h 47m€138–200Bus to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazionebus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
6h 33mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazionebus 131
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Villa San Giovannibus
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
14h 45mTrain (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.train Re / ...
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Messina Centraletrain 96701
16h€55–80Train, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Siena to Empolitrain
- Take the train from Empoli to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
7h 6m€66–199Bus, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
7h 18mTrain, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Siena to Empolitrain
- Take the train from Empoli to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 45m€81–232
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Siena to Messina is to bus which costs €30 - €65 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Siena to Messina is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 6m and costs €65 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Siena and arriving at Messina. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Siena to Messina. However, there are services departing from Siena and arriving at Messina Centrale via Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
The distance between Siena and Messina is 990 km.
The best way to get from Siena to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 10h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Siena to Messina, including transfers.
Siena to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Siena station.
Siena to Messina train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Siena station.
The best way to get from Siena to Messina is to bus which takes 11h 20m and costs €30 - €65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €55 - €80 and takes 16h.
What companies run services between Siena, Italy and Messina, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Siena to Messina twice daily. Tickets cost €30–65 and the journey takes 11h 20m. Itabus S.p.A. also services this route once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Siena to Messina Centrale via Firenze S.M.N. in around 16h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–170
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Siena to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Siena to Empoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Empoli to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Siena-Via Tozzi to Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Siena to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Siena to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- 0966 57552
- info@lirosiautoservizi.com
- Website
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Schedules at
- lirosiautoserviziorari.com
- 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
- 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
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Siena to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Messina station.
Siena to Messina train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
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