There are 4 ways to get from Messina to Egypt 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
9h 59m$194–399Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
- 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
11h 31mTrain 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 40m$254–447Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane PMO - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
13h 27m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Egypt is to train and fly which costs $190 - $400 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Egypt is to train and fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $190 - $400.
The distance between Messina and Egypt is 1840 km.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Messina to Egypt, including transfers.
Egypt is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 10:19 AM in Messina and 11:19 AM in Egypt.
There are 7840+ hotels available in Egypt.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Egypt. 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 Catania Centrale, walk to Catania, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn, walk to El Mawqaf El Geded, then take the bus to Bab Sharq.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- 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
- $140–500
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
- 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
- $110–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- 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
- +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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