There are 10 ways to get from Udine to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, shuttle, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
6h 21m€57–157Train, ferry
- Take the train from Udine to Venezia Mestretrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
12h 55mBus
- Take the bus from Udine to Bologna Centralebus 466 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messinabus N597
19h 25m€114–175Drive, ferry
- Drive from Udine to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
12h 37m€210–304Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane VCE - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
6h 18mShuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VCE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 27m€202–450Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TRS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
8h 2m€77–210Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VCE - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 8m€203–463Train, train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Udine to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VRN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 23m€66–355Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Udine - Autostazione to Sapribus
- Take the train from Sapri to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
19h 47m€84–237
Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Udine to Messina is to bus and train and car ferry which costs €80 - €240 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Udine to Messina is to fly and train which takes 6h 21m and costs €55 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Udine to Messina. However, there are services departing from Udine and arriving at Messina via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 25m.
The distance between Udine and Messina is 1077 km.
The best way to get from Udine to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Udine to Messina, including transfers.
Udine to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Udine station.
Udine to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Udine to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1162+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Udine, Italy and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Udine to Messina via Bologna Centrale in around 19h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–90
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €18–75
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €7–85
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Udine to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Udine to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Udine to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Udine to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Sapri to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Udine to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Udine to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Sapri to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Udine to Venezia Mestre
- *
- €23–35
Train from Udine to Venezia Mestre
- *
- €23–35
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Sapri to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Udine to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Udine to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +39 089 233 899
- salerno@autolineecurcio.it
- Website
- Curcio Viaggi
Bus from Udine - Autostazione to Sapri
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Curcio Viaggi
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- +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
- €1–100
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €35–100
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