Mestre to Catania

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Mestre to Catania. From €39.23, fastest 4h 46m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Mestre to Catania costs €39.23 at the cheapest and takes 4h 46m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 7 operators. The route covers 942 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
942 km
Fastest
4h 46m
Average
6h 37m
Services per day
60
Cheapest
€39.23
CO2 per passenger
191.5 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 47m1h 37m3h 10m€95.72233.2 kg48
Coach12h 51m12h 7m44m€47.4824.8 kg12
  • 4h 47mFastest, by Flight
  • €47.48Cheapest, by Coach
  • 24.8 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 942 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€39.23
  1. BlaBlaCar BB242613:1012h 22m01:32Venice Bus Check PointCatania Autostazione

Door to door 13h 6mCO2 24.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€113.42
  1. Ryanair R278012:551h 37m14:32Mestre VCECatania CTA

Door to door 4h 47mCO2 233.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

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.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

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.

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 fare by mode and day for Mestre to Catania
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Mestre to CataniaFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Coach€103.58€89.83€86.53€57.93€57.93€61.78€76.08€56.83€63.98€56.83€47.48€49.68€51.33€62.88
Flight€200.15€178.91€164.75€118.14€115.19€125.22€155.90€115.19€119.32€111.06€96.90€95.72€101.62€125.22

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €39.23

Catania sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Catania

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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Booking window

When to book Mestre to Catania

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

  1. €40.3390 days
  2. €31.5360 days
  3. €37.5845 days
  4. €40.8830 days
  5. €51.3321 days
  6. €62.8814 days
  7. €76.087 days
  8. €86.533 days
  9. €103.581 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €31.53.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 229 percent. The most expensive point is €103.58, 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.
€103.58€31.531371421304560

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. €56.83Sun
  2. €47.48Mon
  3. €49.68Tue
  4. €51.33Wed
  5. €62.88Thu
  6. €56.83Fri
  7. €63.98Sat
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. €57.93Sep
  2. €43.63Oct
  3. €39.23Nov
  4. €38.68Dec
  5. €39.23Jan
  6. €32.63Feb

The route

MestreMestreCataniaCatania
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.

How far it really runs
The route covers 942 km against 920 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Mestre at 06:02 and the last at 20:44, across 48 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.

Mestre

Rail
  • Venezia Mestre railway station
  • Venezia Mestre Porta Ovest railway station
  • Gaggio train station
Bus
  • Venice Bus Check Point
Air
  • VCE
Ferry
  • Fusina (per Zattere)
  • Aeroporto Marco Polo, pontile Alilaguna

Catania

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

The fare from CTA into Catania is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from CTA into Catania

Settled in advance, so the ride into Catania costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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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
BlaBlaCar€39.2312h 40m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
easyJet Europe€81.564h 46m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Mango€82.154h 46m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Ryanair€83.924h 46m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
VOLOTEA Airways€83.334h 46m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Wizz Air€87.464h 46m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Wizz Air Malta€80.384h 46m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
The price

What the fare is made of

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

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€32.5083%
Taxes€3.258%
Supplier fees€1.494%
Our service fee€1.995%
Total you pay€39.23100%

We cannot promise Catania Centrale still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Catania Centrale

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Mestre to Catania

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 Mestre to Catania?

The fastest journey from Mestre to Catania takes 4h 46m door to door, of which 1h 37m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 37m, 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 Mestre to Catania?

The cheapest fare from Mestre to Catania is €39.23, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €124.63. 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 Mestre to Catania?

The cheapest way from Mestre to Catania is by Coach, at €47.48 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 12h 51m 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 Mestre to Catania?

The fastest way from Mestre to Catania is by Flight, at 4h 47m door to door. Only 1h 37m 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 €95.72.

When should I book Mestre to Catania?

Fares from Mestre to Catania bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €31.53. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 229 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 Mestre to Catania?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Mestre to Catania, at €47.48. 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 Mestre to Catania?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Mestre to Catania, at €32.63 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 Mestre to Catania?

7 operators sell services from Mestre to Catania across 2 modes: BlaBlaCar, easyJet Europe, Mango, Ryanair, VOLOTEA Airways, Wizz Air. 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 Mestre to Catania?

Every service we sell from Mestre to Catania is direct, with around 60 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 46m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

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

Traveling from Mestre to Catania by Coach produces about 24.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 233.2 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

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

Services from Mestre to Catania by Flight leave from Mestre VCE and arrive at Catania CTA. 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 Mestre to Catania?

1 of the 7 operators we sell from Mestre to Catania 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 Mestre to Catania on September 10, 2026: 942 km of route against 920 km in a straight line, 60 services a day, 7 operators, a cheapest fare of €39.23, and 4h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Catania is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Catania

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

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