There are 8 ways to get from Trapani to Messina by bus, train, car, plane, or car ferry
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Bus via Palermo
best- Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Terminal BusSegesta Autolinee SE01
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Messina Viale Boccetta PalaculturaSais Autolinee / ...
5h 28m€23–33Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Trapani Imbarco Aliscafo Liberty Lines to Villa San Giovanni-Piazza StazioneAutoservizi Salemi S202
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
7h 34m€15–58Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Terminal BusSegesta Autolinee SE01
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale5354 / ...
5h 32m€24–41Drive 315.6 km
- Drive from Trapani to Messina315.6 km
3h 44m€49–71Fly from Trapani Airport, train
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)TPS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
8h 14m€76–337Bus, train via Palermo Airport (PMO)
- Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stop
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Palermo CentraleRe
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
6h 4m€26–44Bus
- Take the bus from Trapani to Messina582 / ...
6h 50m€21–29Bus to Palermo Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stop
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)PMO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
7h 22m€92–235
Trapani to Messina by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trapani to Messina is to bus which costs €21 - €29 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Trapani to Messina is to drive which takes 3h 44m and costs €45 - €70.
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 334 km. The road distance is 315.6 km.
The best way to get from Trapani to Messina without a car is to bus via Palermo which takes 5h 28m and costs €23 - €35.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Trapani to Messina, including transfers.
Trapani to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trapani station.
Trapani to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Messina station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trapani to Messina is 316 km. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Trapani to Messina.
Book your Trapani to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Trapani, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Trapani Via Marsala 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 Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Trapani Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Trapani Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–460
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–460
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Trapani Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pantelleria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pantelleria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lampedusa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Palermo Aeroporto to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 164 160, +39091342525
- info@segesta.it
- Website
- segesta.it
Bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- segesta.it
Bus from Trapani Via Marsala to Palermo Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 5 times a day
- 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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trapani to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- 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
- €13–19
- 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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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