There are 5 ways to get from Belfast to Catania by plane, busferry, bus, car ferry, or 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 George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BHD - CTA
7h 30m€63–213Fly from Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BFS - CTA
7h 50m€60–184Bus 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 8hBus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUB - CTA
8h€85–326Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
2d 20h€130–355
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Catania is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €330 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Catania is to fly which takes 7h 30m and costs €60 - €220.
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 8h.
The distance between Belfast and Catania is 2484 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Catania without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 30m 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 8:05 AM in Belfast and 9:05 AM in Catania.
Book your Belfast to Catania bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Catania, Italy?
KLM, easyJet, and five other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- 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 Station 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- 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
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- 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
- €75–150
- 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
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–140
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €42
- Car Passenger
- €161
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