There are 10 ways to get from Vienna to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)VIE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
6h 56m€47–213Train, ferry
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia MestreRjx / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
17h 56mBus via Florence
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Florence Villa Constanza Bus StationN1533
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to MessinaN597 / ...
26h€79–243Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Roma TiburtinaNj
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centrale96501
23h 36m€120–342Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)BTS - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
8h 10mFly Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)VIE - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
8h 47m€64–258Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BTS - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
9h 52m€73–278Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BUD - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
10h 1m€65–225Bus
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Graz Girardigasse Thalia QX96
- Take the bus from Graz Fernbusbahnhof P+R Webling B to Napoli Metropark CentraleIta
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Messina Main Train Station
30h 26mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
19h 11m€265–383
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Messina is to fly and train which costs €45 - €220 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Messina is to fly and train which takes 6h 56m and costs €45 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Messina. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Messina. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Messina Centrale via Roma Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 36m.
The distance between Vienna and Messina is 1311 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Vienna to Messina, including transfers.
Vienna to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Messina train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
Vienna to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Messina via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 26h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €75–110
- Base Standard
- €120–170
- Base Premium
- €150–210
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €85–110
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +43 1 33 100-355
- kraftfahrlinien@richard.at
- Website
- richard.at
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Graz Girardigasse Thalia Q
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://richard.at/en/home/
- Phone
- +43 50 678910
- service@verbundlinie.at
- Website
- verbundlinie.at
Bus from Graz Fernbusbahnhof P+R Webling B to Napoli Metropark Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.verbundlinie.at/en/
- 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
- 342 32 55 869
- 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
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