There are 4 ways to get from Calabria to Catania by car ferry, bus, ferry, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, bus
best- Take the car ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Tresmestiericarferry
- Take the bus from Messina Terminal Traghetti di Tremestieri to Catania Via S. Giuseppe Alla Renabus Sais Autolinee / ...
2h 46m€9–12Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Cataniabus N596 / ...
3h 54m€6–15Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re / ...
3h 7m€13–29Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
1h 31m€16–23
Calabria to Catania by ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calabria to Catania is to bus which costs €6 - €15 and takes 3h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Calabria to Catania is to car ferry and drive which takes 1h 31m and costs €16 - €23.
The distance between Calabria and Catania is 103 km.
The best way to get from Calabria to Catania without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 2h 46m and costs €9 - €12.
It takes approximately 2h 46m to get from Calabria to Catania, including transfers.
There are 2006+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Calabria, Italy and Catania, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Villa San Giovanni to Catania every 4 hours. Tickets cost €7–12 and the journey takes 2h 25m. Three other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Terminal Traghetti di Tremestieri to Catania Via S. Giuseppe Alla Rena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39.0965.818.500
- info@meridianolines.it
- Website
- meridianolines.eu
Car ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- meridianolines.eu
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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