There are 7 ways to get from Messina to Riga by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CTA - RIX
8h 1m$103–304Ferry, train, bus via Berlin
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
44h 22mFerry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Riga, Bus Stationbus
44h 57mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Rigacar
30h 41m$553–803Train to Palermo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PMO - RIX
11h 45m$122–366Bus
- Take the bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Nürnberg, Zobbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
2d 2h$378–552Bus via Wrocław
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parkingbus
- Take the bus from NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci to WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1bus
- Take the bus from Wrocław to Rīgabus
2d 5h$254–621
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Riga is to train and fly which costs $100 - $310 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Riga is to train and fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $100 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Messina and Riga is 2369 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Riga without a car is to ferry and train and bus via Berlin which takes 44h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Messina to Riga, including transfers.
Messina to Riga bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica station.
Messina to Riga bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Nürnberg, Zob station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 02:45 in Messina and 03:45 in Riga.
Book your Messina to Riga bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Riga, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Riga International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $100–150
- 2nd Class
- $85–120
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- LTG Link
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Nürnberg, Zob
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–330
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parking
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci to WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Wrocław to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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