There are 4 ways to get from Messina to Ta'if by bus, plane, ferry, car, or train
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Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport
best- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)CTA - TIF
13h 1mSAR 818–2,609Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Messina Viale Boccetta to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Jeddah (JED)CTA - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Take the bus from Makkah Bus Stn to Ta'if Bus Station
15h 21mSAR 713–1,834Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Ta'if
2d 13hSAR 4,111–6,011Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)PMO - TIF
15h 31mSAR 1,016–2,207
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Ta'if is to bus and fly which costs 700﷼ - 1900﷼ and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Ta'if is to bus and fly which takes 13h 1m and costs 800﷼ - 2700﷼.
The distance between Messina and Ta'if is 3155 km.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Messina to Ta'if, including transfers.
Ta'if is 2h ahead of Messina. It is currently 8:03 PM in Messina and 10:03 PM in Ta'if.
There are 350+ hotels available in Ta'if.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Ta'if, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Ta'if. However, you can take the bus to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport (TIF), then take the taxi to Ta'if. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Messina Marittima to Ta'if via Villa San Giovanni in around 2d 13h.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,900
Flights from Palermo Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,400
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Jeddah via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–2,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Jeddah via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Jeddah via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–2,000
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–1,900
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Jeddah via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 55–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 75–120
- 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
- SAR 28–40
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Makkah Bus Stn to Ta'if Bus Station
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 10–11
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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