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 La Rena Est to Messina Piazza della RepubblicaSais Autolinee / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
3h 13m€9–13Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina CentraleRe / ...
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Reggio di Calabria
3h 33m€10–16Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Tresmestieri
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Reggio di Calabria
1h 32m€17–23Bus
- Take the bus from Catania to Villa San GiovanniN590 / ...
3h 33m€11–39
Catania to Calabria by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Calabria is to bus and ferry which costs €9 - €13 and takes 3h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Calabria is to drive and car ferry which takes 1h 32m and costs €16 - €23.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Calabria. However, there are services departing from Catania and arriving at Reggio Calabria via Villa S. Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 33m.
The distance between Catania and Calabria is 113 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Calabria without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 3h 13m and costs €9 - €13.
It takes approximately 3h 13m to get from Catania to Calabria, including transfers.
Catania to Calabria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Catania station.
Catania to Calabria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Villa San Giovanni station.
There are 970+ hotels available in Calabria.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Calabria, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Catania to Villa San Giovanni every 4 hours. Tickets cost €10–40 and the journey takes 2h 13m. Itabus S.p.A. also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- 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
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania La Rena Est to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- 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
- €3–4
- 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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