There are 4 ways to get from Messina to George by train, plane, ferry, or bus
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to George Airport
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to George Airport (GRJ)plane CTA - GRJ
21h 36mR 7,762–27,543Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane CTA - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to George Railway Stnbus
28h 2mR 6,767–22,218Ferry, train to Lamezia Terme International Airport, fly to George Airport
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train
- Fly from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) to George Airport (GRJ)plane SUF - GRJ
23h 4mTrain to Palermo Airport, fly to George Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to George Airport (GRJ)plane PMO - GRJ
23h 37mR 8,089–28,201
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to George Airport (GRJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to George is to train and fly and bus which costs R 6 500 - R 23 000 and takes 28h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to George is to train and fly which takes 21h 36m and costs R 7 500 - R 28 000.
The distance between Messina and George is 8093 km.
It takes approximately 21h 36m to get from Messina to George, including transfers.
George is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 10:12 AM in Messina and 11:12 AM in George.
There are 716+ hotels available in George.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and George, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Messina to George. 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 George Airport (GRJ), then take the taxi to George. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, take the train to Lamezia Terme C., walk to Lamezia Terme Train Station, take the bus to Lamezia Terme Airport, walk to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) airport, fly to George Airport (GRJ), then take the taxi to George.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–34,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to George Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–35,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to George Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–36,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to George Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–33,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–34,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–28,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Port Elizabeth via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Port Elizabeth via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–34,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to George Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–36,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to George Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–34,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–34,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to George Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to George Airport via Frankfurt, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–34,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Lamezia Terme International Airport to George Airport via Frankfurt, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Port Elizabeth via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Port Elizabeth via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 220–380
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 250–420
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 500–900
- 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
- R 170–410
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 200–450
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 420–1,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 280–550
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to George Railway Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 490–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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