There are 8 ways to get from Catania to Europe by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, night train, or busferry
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Fly to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CTA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
8h 12m$123–397Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Wabern Bahnhoftrain
26h 50mBus
- Take the bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Policorobus
- Take the bus from Policoro to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Fulda Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB to Bebra Bahnhofbus
32h 34mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Catania to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Europecar
20h 20m$370–578Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane CTA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
9h 50mFly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CTA - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbftrain
8h 47m$142–388Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Catania Centrale to Bologna Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bebra Bahnhoftrain 51
41h 2m$230–364Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabusferry
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Kasselbus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
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Catania to Europe by night train, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Europe is to fly and train which costs $140 - $390 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Europe is to fly and train which takes 8h 12m and costs $120 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Europe. However, there are services departing from Catania, Via D'Amico and arriving at Nentershausen Oderstraße via Policoro, Frankfurt, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB and Bebra Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 34m.
The distance between Catania and Europe is 1694 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Europe without a car is to train and ferry which takes 26h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Catania to Europe, including transfers.
Catania to Europe bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Catania, Via D'Amico station.
Catania to Europe bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Policoro station.
There are 807+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Europe?
You can take a bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Nentershausen Oderstraße via Policoro, Policoro, Frankfurt, Fulda Station, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 32h 34m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Wabern Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12
- 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
- $14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $160–230
- 2nd Class
- $160–220
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Catania Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Policoro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Policoro to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Fulda Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- kundenservice@dbregiobus-sw.de
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Shkodër to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- 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
- $3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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