Catania to Salerno

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Catania to Salerno. From €21.79, fastest 4h 3m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Catania to Salerno costs €21.79 at the cheapest and takes 4h 3m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 2 operators. The route covers 360 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
360 km
Fastest
4h 3m
Average
8h 15m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€21.79
CO2 per passenger
65.3 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 7m57m3h 10m€43.8089.8 kg1
Ferry12h 30m11h1h 30m€26.7440.8 kg3
  • 4h 7mFastest, by Flight
  • €26.74Cheapest, by Ferry
  • 40.8 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
  • 360 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€21.79
  1. Grimaldi G299306:0711h17:07Catania PortoSalerno Stazione Marittima

Door to door 12h 30mCO2 40.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€43.21
  1. VOLOTEA Airways VO672906:0457m07:01Catania CTASalerno QSR

Door to door 4h 7mCO2 89.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€55.72
  1. BlaBlaCar BB116407:301h 34m09:04Catania AutostazioneTerminal Botteghelle
  2. Trenitalia T572909:542h 34m12:28Reggio di Calabria CentraleSalerno

Changes at Reggio Calabria, with 50 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 5h 42mCO2 13.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Azienda Metropolitana Trasporti Catania2 changes43909:2617:097h 47m
Azienda Metropolitana Trasporti Catania3 changes92709:5117:097h 22m
SAIS Autolinee2 changes417012:5704:0415h 13m
CAL_CIRCUMETNEA3 changesNULL16:3504:0411h 40m
Azienda Metropolitana Trasporti Catania3 changes92718:0604:3310h 37m
Azienda Metropolitana Trasporti Catania2 changesALIB20:5305:398h 57m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €21.79

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Booking window

When to book Catania to Salerno

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €32.7990 days
  2. €16.2960 days
  3. €19.0445 days
  4. €22.8930 days
  5. €27.2921 days
  6. €26.7414 days
  7. €44.897 days
  8. €33.893 days
  9. €63.031 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €16.29.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 287 percent. The most expensive point is €63.03, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€63.03€16.291371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €37.74Sun
  2. €28.94Mon
  3. €33.34Tue
  4. €29.49Wed
  5. €44.89Thu
  6. €27.29Fri
  7. €37.74Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €43.79Sep
  2. €25.64Oct
  3. €21.24Nov
  4. €20.69Dec
  5. €28.94Jan
  6. €20.14Feb

The route

CataniaCataniaSalernoSalerno
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 360 km against 355 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Reggio Calabria, Messina, Gragnano, Castellammare di Stabia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Catania at 06:04 and the last at 06:04, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Catania

Rail
  • Catania Centrale
  • Catania Borgo railway station
  • Catania Ognina railway station
Bus
  • Catania Autostazione
  • Catania
Air
  • CTA
Ferry
  • Catania Porto

Salerno

Rail
  • Salerno
  • Salerno railway station
  • Salerno Irno railway station
Bus
  • Salerno Autostazione
  • Terminal Bus
Air
  • QSR
Ferry
  • Salerno Stazione Marittima
  • Salerno

QSR is not in Salerno, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from QSR into Salerno

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Grimaldi€21.7911h 54m33 km/hChangeableBar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms
VOLOTEA Airways€39.084h 3m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Grimaldi
  • VOLOTEA Airways
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Ferry fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€18.0083%
Taxes€1.808%
Our service fee€1.999%
Total you pay€21.79100%

A day in Salerno hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Salerno

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Catania to Salerno

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Catania to Salerno?

The fastest journey from Catania to Salerno takes 4h 3m door to door, of which 57m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 8h 15m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Catania to Salerno?

The cheapest fare from Catania to Salerno is €21.79, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €44.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Catania to Salerno?

The cheapest way from Catania to Salerno is by Ferry, at €26.74 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 12h 30m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Catania to Salerno?

The fastest way from Catania to Salerno is by Flight, at 4h 7m door to door. Only 57m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €43.80.

When should I book Catania to Salerno?

Fares from Catania to Salerno bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €16.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 287 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Catania to Salerno?

Friday is the cheapest day to depart from Catania to Salerno, at €27.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Catania to Salerno?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Catania to Salerno, at €20.14 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Catania to Salerno?

2 operators sell services from Catania to Salerno across 2 modes: Grimaldi, VOLOTEA Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Catania to Salerno?

33 percent of the services we sell from Catania to Salerno are direct. The rest connect at Reggio Calabria, Messina, Gragnano, Castellammare di Stabia, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Catania to Salerno produce?

Traveling from Catania to Salerno by Ferry produces about 40.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 89.8 kg, roughly 2 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Catania to Salerno use?

Services from Catania to Salerno by Flight leave from Catania CTA and arrive at Salerno QSR. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Catania to Salerno?

1 of the 2 operators we sell from Catania to Salerno allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Catania to Salerno on September 11, 2026: 360 km of route against 355 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €21.79, and 4h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Salerno a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Salerno before you go?

Day trips that leave Salerno in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.

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