There are 3 ways to get from Alexandria to Messina by bus, plane, train, or ferry
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Bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HBE - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 16mBus to Cairo International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airportbus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CAI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
12h 19m€151–291Bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane HBE - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
16h 49m
Borg El Arab (HBE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alexandria to Messina is to bus and fly and train which costs €150 - €300 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Alexandria to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 12h 19m and costs €150 - €300.
The distance between Alexandria and Messina is 1670 km.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Alexandria to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Alexandria. It is currently 7:16 PM in Alexandria and 6:16 PM in Messina.
There are 1057+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Alexandria, Egypt and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Alexandria to Messina. However, you can take the bus to Borg El Arab Airport, walk to Borg El Arab (HBE) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Cairo Airport, walk to Cairo International Airport (CAI) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Borg El Arab to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Borg El Arab to Reggio Calabria Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Borg El Arab to Reggio Calabria Airport via Athens, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Borg El Arab to Reggio Calabria Airport via Istanbul, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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