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
10h 51mAED 947–1,791Train 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
14h 18mAED 733–2,029Train 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
15h 19mAED 1,320–1,809
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Dubai is to train and fly and shuttle which costs AED 700 - AED 2100 and takes 14h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Dubai is to train and fly which takes 10h 51m and costs AED 900 - AED 1800.
The distance between Messina and Dubai is 4139 km.
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Messina to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 2h ahead of Messina. It is currently 2:49 AM in Messina and 4:49 AM in Dubai.
There are 16948+ 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, 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 Catania Centrale, walk to Catania, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Abu Dhabi (AUH), walk to Abu Dhabi Airport, take the shuttle to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall, walk to Ibn Battuta Metro Station, then take the subway to Burj Khalifa/ Dubai Mall Metro Station 1.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–1,800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Abu Dhabi via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubai International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Dubai International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,900
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 550–1,700
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 45–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 45–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- AED 40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- AED 40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 95–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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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