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The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Milan to Messina is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
17 h 25 m
Average
20 h 14 m
Buses per day
21
Distance
964 km
Of the 21 buses that leave Milan for Messina every day 3 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 598 miles (964 km) |
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Average bus duration | 17 h 25 min |
Average bus ticket price | $114 (€97) |
Bus frequency | 1 a day |
Direct bus | Yes |
Bus companies | Itabus, Autoservizi Salemi, FlixBus or Marino Autolinee |
Buses from Milan to Messina cover the 598 miles (964 km) long trip taking on average 17 h 25 min with our travel partners like Itabus, Autoservizi Salemi, FlixBus or Marino Autolinee. Normally, there is 1 bus operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest bus tickets for this route for as low as $27 (€23), but the average price of bus tickets is $114 (€97).
For as little as $18 (€15) you can travel by bus from Milan to Messina with Itabus, Autoservizi Salemi and FlixBus. Omio will show you the best deals, schedules and tickets available for this route.
Alsa is the main provider of bus travel in Spain. As a subsidiary of the UK bus company National Express, Alsa offers a plethora of regional, national and international routes and transports more than 300 million passengers per year. Alsa has an impressive fleet of buses with different levels of comfort and amenities on offer. Aside from the Alsa Normal bus with free WiFi, bathrooms, footrests and entertainment on board, the Alsa Supra, Alsa Eurobus and Alsa Premium buses provide more luxurious services when traveling by road, depending on the specific route. Apart from the Standard ticket, Alsa offers other bus tickets like Minimum, Reduced and Flexible fares on select routes.
To reach Messina from the city of Milan there are about 15 departures a day, operated by different companies, in a time slot that runs from 7:30 am to 11:30 pm at night. The average travel time is more or less 17 hours and 30 minutes, calculating the fact that, to get to your destination, you need to take the ferry to Villa San Giovanni to cross the strait.
Milan Messina buses are served by the low cost companies Flixbus, Bigbus, Alsa, Autoservizi Salemi and BusCenter.it that offer departures to the city of destination about every hour.
The fastest Milan Messina buses, which do not require a change of bus, take about 15 hours and 15 minutes of travel, including boarding the ferry. Alternatively, you can choose to arrive by bus to the port of Villa San Giovanni and embark independently.
There are about 15 buses available every day from Milan to Messina, with a departure every hour, for a total of more or less 100 connections per week.
Milan Bus Stations: there are two bus stops from Milan to Messina. The Milano Lampugnano stop is close to the Line 1 metro station, accessible to disabled people, with covered stalls, ticket office, waiting room, bar, a multi-storey car park and a taxi area nearby. The Milan San Donato stop is served by the subway Line M3 and bus 84, which take you to the center.
Messina bus station: buses arrive at the central station, very close to the bus stop 1 that leads to the center, otherwise reachable on foot in 15 minutes, and the taxi station. Inside the station there are the following services for travelers: a bar, shops, a waiting room and toilets.
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