There are 11 ways to get from Zug to Messina by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, 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 Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)ZRH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
7h 33m€104–262Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoN177 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to MessinaN597 / ...
23h 26m€76–221Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zug to LuganoIc2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
14h 9mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Zug to Port of Salerno
- Take the car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messina
19h 8m€209–421Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Zug to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)MXP - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
9h 6m€77–253Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Zug to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)LIN - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
9h 33m€107–256Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Zug to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BGY - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
9h 46m€117–297Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the train from Zug to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)MXP - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
10h 57m€93–278Train to Basel, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BSL - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
9h 11m€115–299Train
- Take the train from Zug to Como S. GiovanniEc
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta GaribaldiS11
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Messina Centrale
21h 15m€146–251Train, bus
- Take the train from Zug to LuganoIc2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T2
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivals to Messina Main Train Station
24h 16m€78–130
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Messina is to bus which costs €75 - €230 and takes 23h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 33m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Messina. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Messina Centrale via Como S.Giovanni and Milano P.Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 15m.
The distance between Zug and Messina is 1370 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Messina without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Zug to Messina, including transfers.
Zug to Messina train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zug station.
The best way to get from Zug to Messina is to bus which takes 23h 26m and costs €75 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €260 and takes 21h 15m.
Zug to Messina train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Como S. Giovanni station.
Book your Zug to Messina train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Messina, Italy?
You can take a train from Zug to Messina via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 23h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Messina Centrale via Como S.Giovanni and Milano P.Garibaldi in around 21h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–400
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–420
- 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 Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- 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 Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zug to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zug to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milan Malpensa Terminal 2 Arrivals to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- 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 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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