There are 4 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 33m€149–276Fly 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 Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
11h 45m€106–437Bus 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 51mFly Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CAI - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
13h 42m€178–387
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 €140 - €280 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Egypt to Messina is to fly and train which takes 9h 33m and costs €140 - €280.
The distance between Egypt and Messina is 1850 km.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Egypt to Messina, including transfers.
Messina is 1h behind Egypt. It is currently 6:00 AM in Egypt and 5:00 AM in Messina.
There are 1031+ 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 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Porto, walk to Reggio 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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Borg El Arab to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
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
- +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
- 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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