There are 5 ways to get from Palermo to Mersa Matruh by plane, bus, car, ferry, or train
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Fly Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)PMO - CAI
- Take the bus from Adly Mansour to Mersa Matruh
15h 11m$211–458Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)CTA - CAI
- Take the bus from Adly Mansour to Mersa Matruh
17h 12m$190–349Drive, ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Mersa Matruh
2d 10h$1,044–1,563Fly Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Borg El Arab (HBE)PMO - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Take the train from Moharam Bek to Marsa Matruh
16h 37mBus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Borg El Arab (HBE)CTA - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Take the train from Moharam Bek to Marsa Matruh
17h 43m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Mersa Matruh is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $350 and takes 17h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Mersa Matruh is to fly and bus which takes 15h 11m and costs $210 - $460.
The distance between Palermo and Mersa Matruh is 2427 km.
It takes approximately 15h 11m to get from Palermo to Mersa Matruh, including transfers.
Mersa Matruh is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 2:54 AM in Palermo and 3:54 AM in Mersa Matruh.
There are 299+ hotels available in Mersa Matruh.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Mersa Matruh, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Palermo to Mersa Matruh. However, you can take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport, take the line 111 bus to Baron Palace, walk to Kolyet el Banat, take the line 3 train to Adly Mansour, walk to Adly Mansour, then take the bus to Mersa Matruh. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Palermo to Mersa Matruh via Messina Marittima and Villa San Giovanni in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Phone
- 0225753555
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Moharam Bek to Marsa Matruh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $24–45
- Phone
- 02-22909013
- Contact@SuperJetCapital.com
- Website
- superjetcapital.org
Bus from Adly Mansour to Mersa Matruh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- superjet.com.eg
- 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
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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