There are 10 ways to get from Ulm to Messina by train, plane, bus, ferry, night train, car ferry, or car
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Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
8h€84–256Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FMM - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
7h 50m€45–243Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Trentotrain 89
- Take the train from Trento to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
19h 30mBus
- Take the bus from Ulm ZOB to Policorobus
- Take the bus from Policoro Via Bologna to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
22h 35m€113–134Night train, train, car ferry
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Venezia Mestrenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
21h 44m€203–518Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
8h 29m€100–350Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FMM - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 29m€71–236Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZRH - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Messina Viale Boccetta Palaculturabus
10h 59m€132–312Bus via Sibari
- Take the bus from Ulm to Sibaribus N422
- Take the bus from Sibari to Messinabus 582 / ...
28h 14m€138–194Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ulm to Port of Salernocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
20h 23m€213–427
Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Messina is to train and fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Messina is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 50m and costs €40 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Ulm ZOB and arriving at Messina Main Train Station via Policoro Via Bologna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 35m.
The distance between Ulm and Messina is 1511 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 19h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h to get from Ulm to Messina, including transfers.
Ulm to Messina bus services, operated by Busitalia Simet S.p.A., depart from Ulm ZOB station.
Ulm to Messina bus services, operated by Busitalia Simet S.p.A., arrive at Policoro station.
Book your Ulm to Messina bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1022+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Ulm ZOB to Messina Main Train Station via Policoro Via Bologna in around 22h 35m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Trento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trento to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Ulm ZOB to Policoro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Policoro Via Bologna to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ulm to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sibari to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +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
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €28–40
- Moto
- €45–65
- Car
- €120–160
- Cars
- €60
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