There are 3 ways to get from Egypt to Messina by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CAI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 32m€161–395Fly Cairo International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane CAI - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
11h 15m€137–491Bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- 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 30m
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Egypt to Messina is to fly and train which costs €160 - €400 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Egypt to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 32m and costs €160 - €400.
The distance between Egypt and Messina is 1850 km.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Egypt to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Egypt. It is currently 10:24 AM in Egypt and 9:24 AM in Messina.
There are 1054+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Egypt and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Egypt to Messina. However, you can take the train to Cairo Fair, walk to Cairo International Fair, take the line 111 bus to Cairo Airport Bridge, 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. Alternatively, you can take the train to Cairo Fair, walk to Cairo International Fair, take the line 111 bus to Cairo Airport Bridge, walk to Cairo International Airport (CAI) airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, walk to Reggio di Calabria, then take the ferry to Messina Marittima.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–430
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- 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
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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