There are 8 ways to get from Bonn to Catania by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, car ferry, train, 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 Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CGN - CTA
5h 12m€60–290Train
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
26h 43m€341–612Bus
- Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Mühlheim am Main to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
27h 6m€234–335Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bonn to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
32h 33m€278–413Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
5h 54m€84–363Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
5h 47m€91–273Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Milanbus FlixBus N11
- Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus Itabus
34h 55m€146–246Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bonn Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
32h 4m€217–434
Bonn to Catania by tram and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Catania is to fly which costs €60 - €290 and takes 5h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Catania is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs €60 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bonn to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Catania Central Bus Station via Mühlheim am Main. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Bonn to Catania. However, there are services departing from Bonn Stadthaus and arriving at Catania Centrale via Siegburg/Bonn, Frankfurt, Como S.Giovanni, Milano Rogoredo and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 43m.
The distance between Bonn and Catania is 1641 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Catania without a car is to train which takes 26h 43m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Bonn to Catania, including transfers.
Bonn to Catania bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Bonn Hbf station.
Bonn to Catania train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Siegburg/Bonn station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Catania is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs €60 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €650 and takes 26h 43m, you could also bus, which costs €230 - €340 and takes 27h 6m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Catania, Italy?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bonn Stadthaus to Catania Centrale via Siegburg Bf, Siegburg/Bonn, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Como S.Giovanni, Rho Fiera Milano, Milano Rogoredo, and Roma Termini in around 26h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bonn Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Bonn Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Bonn Hbf to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–24
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mühlheim am Main to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–300
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Bonn to Catania bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB station.
Bonn to Catania train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
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