There are 9 ways to get from Catania to Caen by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (TGV)
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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)CTA - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
5h 53m€113–276Bus via Bologna
cheapest- Take the bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Caen774 / ...
36h 30m€93–305Train, 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 Torino Porta NuovaFr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to CaenK2+
23h 5mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Port of Palermo
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Caen
34h 47m€262–416Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)CTA - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
5h 55m€122–322Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)CTA - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillot
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
6h 55m€128–334Fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)CTA - CFR
9h 51m€99–362Train
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to CaenK2+
28h 54m€164–372Bus
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Take the bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Caen - Bus Station
37h 45m€148–335
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Caen is to bus via Bologna which costs €90 - €310 and takes 36h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Caen is to fly and train which takes 5h 53m and costs €110 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania station to Caen. However, there are services departing from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station and arriving at Caen via Bologna Centrale and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Catania to Caen. However, there are services departing from Catania Centrale and arriving at Caen via Torino Porta Nuova, Gare de Lyon and Paris Saint-Lazare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 54m.
The distance between Catania and Caen is 1899 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Caen without a car is to train and ferry which takes 23h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Catania to Caen, including transfers.
Catania to Caen bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station.
Catania to Caen train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Catania Centrale station.
The best way to get from Catania to Caen is to bus via Bologna which takes 36h 30m and costs €90 - €310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €370 and takes 9h 51m, you could also train, which costs €160 - €380 and takes 28h 54m.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Caen, France?
You can take a bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Caen via Bologna Centrale and Paris in around 36h 30m. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Rome, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–500
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Naples - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Catania to Caen bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Catania to Caen train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Torino Porta Nuova station.
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