There are 7 ways to get from Catania to Checkpoint Charlie by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)CTA - BER
3h 30m€63–239Train, 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 Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbf89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ludwigsfelde, Bahnhof29
24h 8mBus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Bologna CentraleItabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofN1385
33h 57m€99–296Night train, train
- Take the night train from Catania Centrale to Bologna CentraleIni
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbf89
- Take the train from München Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf29 / ...
28h 25m€214–331Train
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbf89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ludwigsfelde, Bahnhof29
27h 57m€274–372Bus
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Take the bus from NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm
37h 58m€182–332Drive, ferry
- Drive from Catania to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Checkpoint Charlie
20h 55m€337–504
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Checkpoint Charlie is to fly which costs €60 - €240 and takes 3h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Checkpoint Charlie is to fly which takes 3h 30m and costs €60 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania station to Checkpoint Charlie. However, there are services departing from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station and arriving at U Stadtmitte via Bologna Centrale, S Messe Nord and S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Catania to Checkpoint Charlie. However, there are services departing from Catania Centrale and arriving at S Anhalter Bahnhof via Bologna Centrale, München Hbf and S Südkreuz Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 25m.
The distance between Catania and Checkpoint Charlie is 1687 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Checkpoint Charlie without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Catania to Checkpoint Charlie, including transfers.
Catania to Checkpoint Charlie bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station.
Catania to Checkpoint Charlie train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Catania Centrale station.
The best way to get from Catania to Checkpoint Charlie is to fly which takes 3h 30m and costs €60 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus via Bologna, which costs €95 - €300 and takes 33h 57m, you could also train, which costs €270 - €380 and takes 27h 57m.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Checkpoint Charlie, Germany?
easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Checkpoint Charlie via Bologna Centrale, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, S Messe Nord, S+U Zoologischer Garten Bhf, and U Stadtmitte in around 33h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- 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 Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–155
- 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
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Ludwigsfelde, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Catania Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- 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
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from NAPOLI, Parcheggio METROPARK, via Corso Arnaldo Lucci to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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
- 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
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Catania to Checkpoint Charlie bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Catania to Checkpoint Charlie train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
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