There are 9 ways to get from Tbilisi to Messina by plane, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, busferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TBS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 8m€154–282Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Padova Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Padova to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
2d 16hMinibus, car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Tbilisi Didube to Batumi Bus stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Batumi to Burgascarferry
- Take the bus from Burgas South to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
4d 12hDrive, ferry
- Drive from Tbilisi to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
47h 28m€699–1,009Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane TBS - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
16h 7m€183–497Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TBS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
15h 3m€181–294Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
2d 17hBus, bus and ferry via Prizren
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
2d 18hTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Tbilisi to Batumitrain 804 / ...
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Istanbul Aksaraybus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica 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 / ...
2d 19h
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tbilisi to Messina is to fly and train which costs €150 - €290 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Tbilisi to Messina is to fly and train which takes 13h 8m and costs €150 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Tbilisi station to Messina. However, there are services departing from Ortachala Bus Station and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Aksaray, Esenler Otogar, Prizren,Autobuska Stanica and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Tbilisi and Messina is 2705 km.
The best way to get from Tbilisi to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 2 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 8m to get from Tbilisi to Messina, including transfers.
Tbilisi to Messina bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ortachala Bus Station.
Tbilisi to Messina bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Aksaray station.
Messina is 2h behind Tbilisi. It is currently 5:24 PM in Tbilisi and 3:24 PM in Messina.
There are 1135+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Tbilisi, Georgia and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Tbilisi to Messina. However, you can take the line 346 bus to Metro Station Samgori, take the line 337 bus to Tbilisi Airport, walk to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Messina Marittima via Istanbul Aksaray, Aksaray, Esenler Otogar, Esenler Otogar, Pristina, Padova Autostazione, Padova, Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Erevan, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Erevan, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Belgrade, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Erevan, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,200
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +995 32 2199010
- railway@railway.ge
- Website
- gr.com.ge
Train from Tbilisi to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Schedules at
- https://gr.com.ge/en/schedule
- Website
- https://gr.com.ge/en
- 2 Class
- €12
- 1 Class
- €25
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39–90
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €60–90
Bus from Batumi Central to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €38–75
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €50–75
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +39 333 916 3531
- info@harea.travel
- Website
- harea.travel
Bus from Pristina to Padova Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90
- Website
- https://www.harea.travel/
Bus from Tbilisi Didube to Batumi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- tbilisitrip.com
- Phone
- +359 0882455155
- bourgasbus@abv.bg
- Website
- burgasbus.info
Bus from Burgas South to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- https://burgasbus.info/eng/?cat=1
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Burgas South to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station 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
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pogradec to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- memireisen.net
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- memireisen.net
- Phone
- +383 49 858 018
- kabashiitours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- aulonitours@hotmail.com
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Website
- showmebus.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busalbania.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- office@fudeks.rs
- Website
- fudeks.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- http://en.fudeks.rs/timetable/
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €70–85
- Phone
- +381 69 600 606
- Website
- zirafaprevoz.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- zirafaprevoz.com
- Phone
- +381 36 359 090
- contact@sanatrans.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/en/carriers/sana-trans
- Phone
- +381 36 35-90-90
- lukireisen@gmail.com
- Website
- lukibus.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- lukibus.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
- +359 56 871 628
- booking@portbulgariawest.com
- Website
- pbm.bg
Car ferry from Batumi to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–220
- Website
- http://www.pbm.bg/
- Motorcycle
- €35–250
- Child ticket
- €80–100
- Adult passenger
- €200–220
- Personal Car
- €550
- 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
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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