There are 11 ways to get from Bern to Catania by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, car ferry, ferry, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZRH - CTA
5h 12m€131–381Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
7h 29m€76–265Train
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain Re4
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
18h 51m€202–512Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Aostabus FlixBus N506
- Take the bus from Aosta to Cataniabus N597
26h 45m€124–214Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bern to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
28h 10m€197–301Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GVA - CTA
6h 29m€114–367Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BSL - CTA
5h 29m€109–348Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
8h 12m€109–335Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain Re4
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re
20h 8mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus 3
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
27h 12m€115–206Train, night train
- Take the train from Bern to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain Re4
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
24h 37m€154–288
Bern to Catania by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Catania is to train and fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Catania is to train and fly which takes 5h 12m and costs €130 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Catania. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Catania via Aosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Catania. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Catania Centrale via Brig, Domodossola, Milano Rogoredo and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 51m.
The distance between Bern and Catania is 1357 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Catania without a car is to train which takes 18h 51m and costs €200 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Bern to Catania, including transfers.
Bern to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Catania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Catania is to train which takes 18h 51m and costs €200 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 26h 45m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Catania, Italy?
You can take a train from Bern to Catania Centrale via Brig, Domodossola, Rho Fiera Milano, Milano Rogoredo, and Roma Termini in around 18h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Catania via Aosta in around 26h 45m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Basel to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–110
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–410
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Rho Fiera Milano to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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Bern to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Aosta station.
Bern to Catania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Brig station.
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