There are 4 ways to get from Beitbridge to Messina by car, bus, plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus to Gateway International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Drive from Beitbridge to Louis Trichardtcar
- Take the bus from Louis Trichardt to Polokwanebus
- Fly from Gateway International Airport (PTG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PTG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
31h 16m€343–1,272Bus, bus to Bulawayo, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Beitbridge to Kudzanai Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Ninth St to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BUQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
29h 43m€443–1,422Bus, bus to Bulawayo, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Beitbridge to Kudzanai Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Ninth St to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BUQ - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
36h 34m€598–1,804Bus, bus to Bulawayo, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Beitbridge to Kudzanai Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Ninth St to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BUQ - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
31h 37m€478–1,556
Gateway International Airport (PTG) 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 €340 - €1300 and takes 31h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Beitbridge to Messina is to bus and fly and train which takes 29h 43m and costs €440 - €1500.
The distance between Beitbridge and Messina is 7312 km.
It takes approximately 31h 16m to get from Beitbridge to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Beitbridge. It is currently 1:40 AM in Beitbridge and 12:40 AM in Messina.
There are 1031+ 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 drive to Louis Trichardt, take the bus to Polokwane, take the taxi to Gateway International Airport (PTG) 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 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
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Gateway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Bulawayo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Johannesburg, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Addis Ababa, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,400
Flights from Bulawayo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Addis Ababa, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,400
Flights from Bulawayo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Gateway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Bulawayo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Addis Ababa, Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Bulawayo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Addis Ababa, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
Flights from Bulawayo to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Addis Ababa, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Reggio Calabria Airport via Addis Ababa, Cairo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Palermo Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- 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
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- 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
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Louis Trichardt to Polokwane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- 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
- €44
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.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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