There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Riga by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or busferry
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 to Riga International Airport
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$104–291Ferry, 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 59mFerry, train, bus via Szczecin
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Szczecin, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaišiadorystrain 36
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
47h 16mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Rigacar
30h 41m$603–903Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CTA - TLL
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
14h 40m$138–301Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Kaunas, car
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kaunas (KUN)plane CTA - KUN
- Drive from Kaunas Airport to Riga Airportcar
15h 40m$134–801Train, bus, bus and ferry to Malta International Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europabus
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MLA - RIX
14h 20m$371–644Bus
- 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$387–560Bus 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$253–489
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 and bus which costs $130 - $310 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Riga is to train and fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $100 - $300.
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 which takes 44h 59m 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 10:30 PM in Messina and 11:30 PM 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 Kaunas via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Malta International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Malta International Airport to Riga International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- 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 Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- 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 Messina Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Mockava to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- LTG Link
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Szczecin, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- [email protected]
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Catania Airport to Pozzallo Viale Europa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $81
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Nürnberg, Zob
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- 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
- $28–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- 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
- $130–270
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ollex
Car from Kaunas Airport to Riga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–500
- Website
- Ollex
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