There are 3 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
11h 8m$171–321Train 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 50mTrain 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 35m$212–456
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 $170 - $330 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Egypt is to train and fly which takes 11h 8m and costs $170 - $330.
The distance between Messina and Egypt is 1840 km.
It takes approximately 11h 8m to get from Messina to Egypt, including transfers.
Egypt is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 6:12 AM in Messina and 7:12 AM in Egypt.
There are 7709+ 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 Via Archimede, 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 Via Archimede, 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
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- 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
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- 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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