There are 6 ways to get from Catania to Butrint by plane, car, ferry, train, bus, or busferry
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Fly to Ioannina National Airport, drive
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)CTA - IOA
- Drive from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Butrint
9h 49m$192–359Drive, 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$153–227Train, 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 12mFly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Preveza Airport (PVK)CTA - PVK
- Take the bus from Preveza to Sarandë
9h 30mFly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)CTA - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sarandë
8h 27mBus 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 Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Butrint is to drive and ferry which costs $150 - $230 and takes 16h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Butrint is to fly and drive which takes 9h 49m and costs $190 - $360.
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 670 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Butrint without a car is to train and Bus which takes 21h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 49m 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 4787+ 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 Ioannina National Airport (IOA) then drive 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
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Bari, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Sofia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Malta, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- $42
- 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
- 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
- +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
- $13
- 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
- $30–36
- 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
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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