There are 5 ways to get from Catania to Arcavacata by bus, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Bus via Cosenza - Autostazione-Corsia n.7
best- Take the bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro
5h 43m€17–22Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to PaolaFr / ...
6h 5mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Catania to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Arcavacata
3h 17m€45–69Bus
- Take the bus from Catania to Rende582
6h 5m€17–60Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Castiglione CosentinRe
6h 12m€37–104
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Arcavacata is to bus via Cosenza - Autostazione-Corsia n.7 which costs €16 - €22 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Arcavacata is to drive and ferry which takes 3h 17m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Arcavacata. However, there are services departing from Catania, Via D'Amico and arriving at Rende - Arcavac.-V.Nap.Bonaparte -a rich via Cosenza - Autostazione-Corsia n.7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 43m.
The distance between Catania and Arcavacata is 244 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Arcavacata without a car is to bus via Cosenza - Autostazione-Corsia n.7 which takes 5h 43m and costs €16 - €22.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Catania to Arcavacata, including transfers.
Catania to Arcavacata bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Catania, Via D'Amico station.
Catania to Arcavacata bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro station.
There are 440+ hotels available in Arcavacata.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Arcavacata, Italy?
SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro operates a bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro twice daily. Tickets cost €15–20 and the journey takes 4h 15m.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Castiglione Cosentin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania to Rende
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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