There are 4 ways to get from Catania to Calabria by bus, ferry, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus Sais Autolinee 8914 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
2h 49m€9–19Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
3h 26m€14–29Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabriacarferry
1h 32m€17–23Bus, ferry via Catania Piazza Paolo Borsellino
- Take the bus from Catania Piazza Paolo Borsellino to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus Sais Autolinee AGG-188 / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabriaferry
2h 52m€11–17
Catania to Calabria by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Calabria is to bus and ferry which costs €9 - €19 and takes 2h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Calabria is to drive and car ferry which takes 1h 32m and costs €16 - €23.
The distance between Catania and Calabria is 108 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Calabria without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2h 49m and costs €9 - €19.
It takes approximately 2h 49m to get from Catania to Calabria, including transfers.
There are 1097+ hotels available in Calabria.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Calabria, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Catania to Calabria. However, you can take the bus to Messina Piazza della Repubblica, walk to Messina Marittima, then take the ferry to Reggio di Calabria. Alternatively, you can take a train from Catania Centrale to Reggio di Calabria via Messina Centrale and Messina Marittima in around 3h 26m.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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 Catania Central Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Piazza Paolo Borsellino to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- 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 Catania Central Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.0965.818.500
- info@meridianolines.it
- Website
- meridianolines.eu
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- meridianolines.eu
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