Travel to Catania
Every way to reach Catania: 4 modes compared, with fares.
Catania is reachable from 127 places across 32 countries by 4 modes, on services run by 53 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin is 50 km away.
How people reach Catania
Every mode that actually calls at Catania, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 12 | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 165 km | 1 |
| Coach | 50 | €10.07 | 2h 13m | 1,043 km | 1 |
| Flight | 170 | €46.16 | 4h 4m | 4,030 km | 50 |
| Ferry | 62 | €14.64 | 6h 22m | 899 km | 1 |
- 127Places you can arrive from
- 127Places you can leave for
- 32Countries
- 53Operators
The trip ends at Catania Centrale. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A room in Catania for the night the train gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 30 | 10% | Siracusa, 50 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 58 | 20% | Mazara del Vallo, 219 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 141 | 48% | Olbia, 613 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 65 | 22% | Luxembourg, 1525 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Catania that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 170 | 62% |
| Germany | 19 | 7% |
| France | 16 | 6% |
| Poland | 10 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 3% |
| Romania | 8 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 2% |
| Spain | 6 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 2% |
| Greece | 4 | 1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1% |
| Albania | 2 | 1% |
| Austria | 2 | 1% |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1% |
| Czechia | 2 | 1% |
| Denmark | 2 | 1% |
| Finland | 2 | 1% |
| Hungary | 2 | 1% |
| Ireland | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Catania
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Catania
- Catania Centrale
- Catania Borgo railway station
- Catania Ognina railway station
- Catania Autostazione
- Catania
- CTA
- Catania Porto
The fare from CTA into Catania is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
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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The cheapest journeys into Catania
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messina to Catania bus | €10.07 | 2h 22m | 89 km |
| Reggio Calabria to Catania bus | €10.07 | 2h 13m | 86 km |
| Palermo to Catania bus | €11.73 | 3h 2m | 165 km |
| Syracuse to Catania train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 50 km |
| Palermo to Catania ferry | €14.64 | 6h 47m | 165 km |
| Messina to Catania train | €16.84 | 1h 33m | 89 km |
| Gela to Catania train | €17.39 | 1h 31m | 87 km |
| Caltanissetta to Catania train | €17.94 | 1h 36m | 89 km |
| Mazara del Vallo to Catania ferry | €17.94 | 7h 20m | 219 km |
| Trapani to Catania ferry | €18.49 | 6h 22m | 230 km |
| Marsala to Catania ferry | €19.04 | 6h 35m | 234 km |
| Naples to Catania bus | €22.73 | 5h 44m | 380 km |
| Palermo to Catania train | €26.74 | 1h 56m | 165 km |
| Bari to Catania bus | €27.68 | 6h 28m | 432 km |
| Castellammare di Stabia to Catania ferry | €27.84 | 8h 56m | 360 km |
| Cava de' Tirreni to Catania ferry | €27.84 | 9h 44m | 358 km |
We cannot promise Catania Centrale still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Somewhere to drop the bags in Catania?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Catania
Common questions about Travel to Catania
How can I get to Catania?
Catania is reachable by 4 modes on our network, from 127 places, across 32 countries, on services run by 53 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Catania?
The cheapest way into Catania is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 127 origins we sell into Catania over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Catania?
The fastest journey into Catania is by Train, at 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 50 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Catania have?
Catania has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Catania Centrale, Catania Borgo railway station, Catania Ognina railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Catania from within 200 km?
30 of the routes we sell into Catania start within 200 km. The nearest is Siracusa, 50 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Catania in Italy?
Catania connects to 127 places on our network across 32 countries, the furthest of them 4,030 km away in a straight line. Italy routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Italy
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Catania are the half people leave until last.

Day trips out of Catania and across Italy
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Catania, with free cancellation on most of it.
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