There are 7 ways to get from Catania to Butrint by plane, bus, car, ferry, train, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)CTA - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sarandë
8h 27mDrive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Catania to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisi
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Butrint
16h 38m$148–227Train, Bus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari CentraleIc
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Sarandë
21h 10mFly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Preveza Airport (PVK)CTA - PVK
- Take the bus from Preveza to Sarandë
9h 50mFly to Ioannina National Airport, drive
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)CTA - IOA
- Drive from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Butrint
9h 34m$186–329Fly to Brindisi Airport, ferry, Flying Dolphin
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)CTA - BDS
- Take the ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfu
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
15h 2m$155–333Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
24h 57m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Butrint is to drive and ferry which costs $140 - $230 and takes 16h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Butrint is to fly and drive which takes 9h 34m and costs $180 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Butrint. However, there are services departing from Catania Via D'Amico and arriving at Butrint via Vlore , station and Sarande,Posta Shqiptare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 57m.
The distance between Catania and Butrint is 884 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Butrint without a car is to train and Bus which takes 21h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Catania to Butrint, including transfers.
Catania to Butrint bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Catania Via D'Amico station.
Catania to Butrint bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Vlorë station.
There are 5070+ hotels available in Butrint.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Butrint, Albania?
There is no direct connection from Catania to Butrint. However, you can fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA), walk to Tirana, Airport, take the bus to Tirana, walk to Qender, take the line 7 bus to Pallati I Verdhe, walk to Tirana, take the bus to Sarandë, walk to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare, then take the bus to Butrint. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Catania to Butrint via Messina Marittima, Villa San Giovanni, Porto di Brindisi, and Port Of Igoumenitsa in around 16h 38m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Bari, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Sofia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Malta, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/trans-dea
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 001 267-805-2830
- Website
- albanianbus.com
Bus from Durrës to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- https://albanianbus.com/wordpress/
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- contact@ahmetitravel.com
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Preveza to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 22 76 426
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- support@olgenotravel.com
- Website
- olgenotravel.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://olgenotravel.com/
- Phone
- +383 49 163 492
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/boraku
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +7 916 321-96-39
- info@rivierabus.com
- Website
- rivierabus.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Website
- https://www.rivierabus.com/
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- info@finikas-lines.com
- Website
- finikas-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Website
- https://finikas-lines.com/
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- info@ionianseaways.com
- Website
- ionianseaways.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://ionianseaways.com/
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- info@albanialuxuryferries.com
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- albanialuxuryferries.com
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