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Compare bus and train for Bari to Messina
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Bari to Messina among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $25. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 7h 16m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $25, and a train costs an average of $24.
Distance: 213 miles (344 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train |
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$42 Average price Cheapest | $60 Average price |
7h 53m Average total duration 7h 23m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 46m Average total duration Fastest 7h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Bari to Messina:
A bus is $18 (€15) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bari to Messina costing on average $60 (€49).
Other travel options to Messina take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 16m.
Bus takes on average 7h 23m.
Travel optionsfrom Bari to Messina
How to get from Bari to Messina by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bari to Messina is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus9:10 AM8h45Bari, Via Capruzzi (Terminal Bus Bari)5:55 PMMessina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale)$341One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus9:10 AM8h45Bari, Via Capruzzi (Terminal Bus Bari)5:55 PMMessina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale)$341One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- FlixBus11:25 PM7h05Bari, Via Capruzzi (Terminal Bus Bari)6:30 AMMessina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale)$481One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 441110:55 PM7h55Bari, Via Capruzzi (Terminal Bus Bari)6:50 AMMessina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale)$401One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Bari to Messina:
A bus is $18 (€15) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bari to Messina costing on average $60 (€49).
Other travel options to Messina take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 16m.
Bus takes on average 7h 23m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
- Around 1 ferries per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bari and Messina as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Bari Palese Airport and arrive in Catania Fontanarossa Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Bari Centrale and arrive in Messina Centrale.
- Buses mostly depart from Bari, Via Giuseppe Capruzzi (fronte DEA Cafe) and arrive in Messina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale).
- Travel with Itabus, FlixBus, Sais Autolinee, Infobus, BlaBlaCar, Ferrovie del Sud Est e Servizi Automobilistici S.r.l. to go to Messina by bus.
- Travel with Intercity to go to Messina by train.
- Travel with Ryanair, Malta Air to go to Messina by flight.
- 2 direct buses per day with Itabus, FlixBus, Sais Autolinee, Infobus, BlaBlaCar.
- 1 direct flights per day with Malta Air.
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