There are 3 ways to get from Messina to George by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to George Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to George Airport (GRJ)plane CTA - GRJ
20h 50mR 7,699–27,268Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane CTA - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to George Railway Stnbus
27h 16mR 6,704–22,943Train 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
24h 26mR 8,462–30,702
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to George Airport (GRJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to George is to bus and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 23 000 and takes 27h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to George is to bus and fly which takes 20h 50m and costs R 7 500 - R 28 000.
The distance between Messina and George is 8095 km.
It takes approximately 20h 50m to get from Messina to George, including transfers.
George is 1h ahead of Messina. It is currently 9:56 AM in Messina and 10:56 AM in George.
There are 725+ 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 bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to George Airport (GRJ), then take the taxi to George. Alternatively, you can take the train to Palermo Centrale, take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to George Airport (GRJ), then take the taxi to George.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–37,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–37,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Port Elizabeth via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Port Elizabeth via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- 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 Palermo Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Port Elizabeth via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Port Elizabeth via Istanbul, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- 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 Palermo Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
- Website
- emirates.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 Palermo Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Port Elizabeth via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–31,000
- Website
- lufthansa.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 Palermo Airport to George Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–37,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to George Airport via Zurich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–32,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 312
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 340–490
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 120–180
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- 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
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