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Compare coach and train for Padua to Messina
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Padua to Messina among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £31. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 13h 18m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £31, and a train costs an average of £52.
Distance: 858 km
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£52 Average Price Cheapest | £89 Average Price |
19h 12m Average total duration 18h 42m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 13h 48m Average total duration Fastest 13h 18m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Padua to Messina
How to get to Messina from Padua by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Padua to Messina is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
2701 · 38870:1519h30Padua, Via Fra Paolo Sarpi (Parcheggio Ex Pesa Pubblica)19:45Messina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale)£621One-way1 change
Cheapest
2701 · 38870:1519h30Padua, Via Fra Paolo Sarpi (Parcheggio Ex Pesa Pubblica)19:45Messina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale)£621One-way1 change
Fastest
FRECCIAROSSA 9405+
Intercity 7277:5611h39Padova19:35Messina Centrale£1341One-way1 change
Other options
InterCityNotte 770+
Intercity 72322:3317h02Padova15:35Messina Centrale£991One-way1 change
InterCityNotte 770+
Intercity 72322:3317h02Padova15:35Messina Centrale£991One-way1 change
InterCityNotte 770+
Intercity 723+
Regionale 2169322:3318h08Padova16:41Fiumara Gazzi£1001One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus21:1020h45Padua, Via Fra Paolo Sarpi (Parcheggio Ex Pesa Pubblica)17:55Messina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale)£881One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus0:2519h25Padua, Via Fra Paolo Sarpi (Parcheggio Ex Pesa Pubblica)19:50Messina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale)£941One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus21:5022h00Padua, Via Fra Paolo Sarpi (Parcheggio Ex Pesa Pubblica)19:50Messina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale)£941One-way1 change
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FAQs: Padua to Messina
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This is compared to other travel options from Padua to Messina:
A coach is £37 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Padua to Messina costing on average £89.
Other travel options to Messina take longer:
Train takes on average 13h 18m.
Coach takes on average 18h 42m.
- Around 36 flights per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Padua and Messina as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Venice Marco Polo Airport and arrive in Catania Fontanarossa Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Padova and arrive in Messina Centrale.
- Coaches mostly depart from Padua, Via Fra Paolo Sarpi (Parcheggio Ex Pesa Pubblica) and arrive in Messina, Piazza Della Repubblica (Stazione Centrale).
- Travel with Intercity, Italo, Intercity Notte to go to Messina by train.
- Travel with Volotea, Ryanair to go to Messina by flight.
- Travel with Itabus, FlixBus to go to Messina by coach.
- 4 direct flights per day with Volotea, Ryanair.
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