There are 10 ways to get from Zadar to Messina by bus, plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Split Airport, fly, train
best- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SPU - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
11h 15m€101–359Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
- Take the bus from Ancona to Casertabus
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
22h 4m€59–75Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
18h 56mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Zadar to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry 54
- Drive from Port of Bari to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
18h 48m€126–222Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Triestebus
- 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
12h 23m€84–232Car ferry to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AOI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 56m€70–292Ferry, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pulaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion 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
14h 28m€99–570Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Mali Losinjferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaroferry
- Take the train from Pesaro to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
19h 52mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Tiburtinatrain
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centraletrain
21h 48m€64–134Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna Centralebus N535
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
27h 20m€85–227
Split Airport (SPU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Messina is to car ferry and bus which costs €55 - €75 and takes 22h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 11h 15m and costs €100 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Messina station. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Messina Main Train Station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 20m.
The distance between Zadar and Messina is 925 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Messina without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 18h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Zadar to Messina, including transfers.
Zadar to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
Zadar to Messina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Zadar to Messina bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1005+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Messina, Italy?
You can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Messina Main Train Station via Bologna Centrale in around 27h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- 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 Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0733 671222
- info@linea2mari.com
- Website
- linea2mari.com
Bus from Ancona to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Schedules at
- linea2mari.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €220–400
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €9–12
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €11–14
- Adult
- €50
- Children 3-12 years
- €20
- 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
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Mali Losinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
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