There are 10 ways to get from Catania to Ireland by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or ferry
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 Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CTA - DUB
4h 56m€75–201Fly to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane CTA - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
8h 28m€65–173Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the bus from Firenze to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
2d 14h€195–960Fly to Cork Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CTA - ORK
8h 40m€66–250Fly to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CTA - SNN
7h 52m€80–197Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane CTA - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
8h 6m€132–303Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane CTA - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to Galway Ceannt Stationbus
8h 30m€69–167Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 12hBus
- Take the bus from Catania to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 18h€138–468Train, bus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 18h€124–454
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Ireland is to fly which costs €65 - €250 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Ireland is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs €75 - €210.
The distance between Catania and Ireland is 2428 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Ireland without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 14h and costs €190 - €1000.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Catania to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Catania to Ireland is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs €75 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €470 and takes 3 days 18h.
Ireland is 1h behind Catania. It is currently 5:06 PM in Catania and 4:06 PM in Ireland.
There are 700+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Ireland?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Dublin Airport (DUB) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Catania to Dublin via Bologna, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 3d 18h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cork Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cork Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shannon Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Shannon Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Dublin Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
Train from Catania Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Firenze to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Padova to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bologna to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Ireland West Airport to Galway Ceannt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Liverpool to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–215
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- €40
- Standard Fare
- €215
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
- 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
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