There are 6 ways to get from Beitbridge to Messina by bus, plane, train, ferry, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Bulawayo, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Beitbridge to Kudzanai Bus Stn
- Take the bus from Ninth St to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BUQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
29h 41m€418–1,213Drive, bus to Gateway International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Drive from Beitbridge to Louis Trichardt
- Take the bus from Louis Trichardt to Polokwane
- Fly from Gateway International Airport (PTG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)PTG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
26h 4m€319–1,014Bus, bus to Bulawayo, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Beitbridge to Kudzanai Bus Stn
- Take the bus from Ninth St to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)BUQ - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
36h 34m€595–1,501Bus, bus to Bulawayo, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Beitbridge to Kudzanai Bus Stn
- Take the bus from Ninth St to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BUQ - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
31h 1m€425–1,218Bus, bus to Bulawayo, fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, train
- Take the bus from Beitbridge to Kudzanai Bus Stn
- Take the bus from Ninth St to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)BUQ - CIY
- Take the bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Station
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
34h 55m€717–1,832Bus, shuttle to Hoedspruit, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zimbabwe Border Post to Midrand
- Take a shuttle bus from Johannesburg Airport to Hoedspruit
- Fly from Hoedspruit (HDS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)HDS - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
37h 3m€713–1,537
Bulawayo (BUQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beitbridge to Messina is to drive and bus and fly and train which costs €310 - €1100 and takes 26h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Beitbridge to Messina is to drive and bus and fly and train which takes 26h 4m and costs €310 - €1100.
The distance between Beitbridge and Messina is 7233 km.
It takes approximately 29h 41m to get from Beitbridge to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Beitbridge. It is currently 8:47 PM in Beitbridge and 7:47 PM in Messina.
There are 1017+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Beitbridge, Zimbabwe and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Beitbridge to Messina. However, you can take the bus to Kudzanai Bus Stn, walk to Ninth St, take the bus to Inter-City Bus Terminus, take the taxi to Bulawayo (BUQ) 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 Kudzanai Bus Stn, walk to Ninth St, take the bus to Inter-City Bus Terminus, take the taxi to Bulawayo (BUQ) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the bus to Reggio di Calabria - Porto, walk to Reggio Calabria, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Gateway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Addis Ababa, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Hoedspruit to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Hoedspruit to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Capetown, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Bulawayo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Addis Ababa, Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Hoedspruit to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Capetown, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Addis Ababa, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Addis Ababa, Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Addis Ababa, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Bulawayo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
Flights from Bulawayo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Addis Ababa, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Addis Ababa, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bulawayo to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Aeroporto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +263 77 480 2748
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Beitbridge to Kudzanai Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Timboon-Coaches-100064758973585/
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from Ninth St to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Louis Trichardt to Polokwane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +39 06 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.it
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- info@tamukacoaches.com
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Zimbabwe Border Post to Midrand
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- Phone
- +27 79 429 5869
- info@shuttleking.co.za
- Website
- shuttleking.co.za
Shuttle from Johannesburg Airport to Hoedspruit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €344
- Book at
- shuttleking.co.za
- 1-3 Passengers
- €344
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- 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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