There are 3 ways to get from Messina to Beirut by train, plane, or car
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane CTA - BEY
10h 27m$205–486Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Damascus International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane CTA - DAM
- Drive from Damascus International Airport (DAM) to Beirutcar
14h 48m$147–501Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Beirut International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane PMO - BEY
11h 13m$185–497
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Beirut International Airport (BEY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Beirut is to train and fly which costs $200 - $490 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Beirut is to train and fly which takes 10h 27m and costs $200 - $490.
The distance between Messina and Beirut is 1993 km.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Messina to Beirut, including transfers.
Beirut is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 4:49 PM in Messina and 5:49 PM in Beirut.
There are 538+ hotels available in Beirut.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Beirut, Lebanon?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Beirut. However, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Beirut International Airport (BEY), then take the taxi to Beirut. Alternatively, you can take the train to Palermo Centrale, take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Beirut International Airport (BEY), then take the taxi to Beirut.
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–490
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beirut International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–480
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beirut International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Damascus International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–490
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beirut International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–480
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beirut International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Palermo Airport to Beirut International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Damascus International Airport via Tirana, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Damascus International Airport via Athens, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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