There are 8 ways to get from Trapani to Messina by bus, train, car, plane, or car ferry
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Via Marsala, Trapani to Terminal Bus Palermobus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain 5360 / ...
5h 5m€34–65Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazionebus Autoservizi Salemi S202
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
7h 34m€17–63Bus via Palermo
- Take the bus from Via Marsala, Trapani to Terminal Bus Palermobus
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus Sais Autolinee / ...
5h 28m€23–33Drive 315.5 km
- Drive from Trapani to Messinacar 315.5 km
3h 44m€50–72Fly from Trapani Airport, train
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TPS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 49m€63–188Bus, train via Palermo Airport (PMO)
- Take the bus from Trapani - Via Marsala to Palermo Airportbus
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Palermo Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
5h 25m€36–70Bus
- Take the bus from Trapani to Messinabus 582 / ...
6h 50m€29–50Bus to Palermo Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Trapani - Via Marsala to Palermo Airportbus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PMO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 12m€69–186
Trapani to Messina by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trapani to Messina is to bus and car ferry which costs €17 - €65 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Trapani to Messina is to drive which takes 3h 44m and costs €50 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trapani and arriving at Messina. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 50m.
The distance between Trapani and Messina is 330 km. The road distance is 315.5 km.
The best way to get from Trapani to Messina without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 5m and costs €30 - €70.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Trapani to Messina, including transfers.
Trapani to Messina bus services, operated by Segesta Autolinee S.p.A., depart from Via Marsala, Trapani station.
Trapani to Messina bus services, operated by Segesta Autolinee S.p.A., arrive at Terminal Bus Palermo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trapani to Messina is 315 km. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Trapani to Messina.
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What companies run services between Trapani, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Via Marsala, Trapani to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura via Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello in around 5h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Trapani Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pantelleria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pantelleria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Via Marsala, Trapani to Terminal Bus Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Trapani - Via Marsala to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Viale Boccetta Palacultura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Trapani to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.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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