There are 6 ways to get from Belfast to Catania by plane, busferry, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Belfast International Airport
best- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BFS - CTA
8h 25m€86–154Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport
cheapest- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BHD - CTA
7h 50m€73–253Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Cataniabus
2d 9hBus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUB - CTA
7h 55mBus and ferry, bus, night train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
2d 13hBus and ferry, bus via Prague
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Giardini Naxos Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Giardini Naxos Bus Station to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
3d 7h
Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Catania is to fly which costs €85 - €160 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Catania is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Catania. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Catania via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Belfast and Catania is 2531 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Catania without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Belfast to Catania, including transfers.
Belfast to Catania bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Catania bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Catania is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 12:54 PM in Belfast and 1:54 PM in Catania.
There are 4524+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Catania, Italy?
easyJet, Ryanair, and five other airlines fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Giardini Naxos Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Giardini Naxos Bus Station to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.it
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