There are 3 ways to get from Messina to Cairo by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CTA - CAI
10h 28m$174–439Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane PMO - CAI
12h 55m$274–508Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane CTA - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
15h 40m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $170 - $440 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Cairo is to train and fly which takes 10h 28m and costs $170 - $440.
The distance between Messina and Cairo is 1840 km.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Messina to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 5:05 AM in Messina and 6:05 AM in Cairo.
There are 8063+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Cairo, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Cairo. However, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport Bridge, take the line 111 bus to Cairo International Fair, walk to Cairo Fair, then take the train to Bab el Shaaria. Alternatively, you can take the train to Palermo Centrale, take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport Bridge, take the line 111 bus to Cairo International Fair, walk to Cairo Fair, then take the train to Bab el Shaaria.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–470
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- $11–24
- 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
- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Alexandria to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–35
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $17–35
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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