There are 3 ways to get from Messina to Dubai by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane CTA - DXB
9h 57mAED 736–1,614Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane CTA - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
13h 34mAED 622–1,752Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane PMO - DXB
14h 24mAED 831–2,048
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Dubai is to train and fly and shuttle which costs AED 600 - AED 1800 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Dubai is to train and fly which takes 9h 57m and costs AED 700 - AED 1700.
The distance between Messina and Dubai is 4139 km.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Messina to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 3h ahead of Messina. It is currently 6:39 AM in Messina and 9:39 AM in Dubai.
There are 19782+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Dubai. 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 Dubai International Airport (DXB), walk to Airport Terminal Metro Station, then take the subway to Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Metro Station 2. Alternatively, you can take the train to Palermo Centrale, take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Dubai International Airport (DXB), walk to Airport Terminal Metro Station, then take the subway to Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Metro Station 2.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 550–1,600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 30–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 55–85
- 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
- AED 40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- AED 95–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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