There are 9 ways to get from Catania to Patras by plane, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, train, or busferry
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Fly to Preveza Airport, bus
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane CTA - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
9h 15m€108–317Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Catania to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Bari M.macar
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
24h 4m€174–266Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Paolatrain Ic
- Take the train from Paola to Sibaritrain Fr
- Take the train from Sibari to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
24h 13mFly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane CTA - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Aigiobus
13h 52m€145–388Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane CTA - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
9h 58m€117–364Bus and ferry, bus via Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
27h 43mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Patrasbus
29h 58mTrain, 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 Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
30h 27mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Patrascarferry
31h 16m€147–301
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Preveza Airport (PVK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Patras is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €320 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Patras is to fly and bus which takes 9h 15m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Patras. However, there are services departing from Catania Via D'Amico and arriving at Patra via Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 43m.
The distance between Catania and Patras is 703 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Patras without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 24h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Catania to Patras, including transfers.
Catania to Patras bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Catania Via D'Amico station.
Catania to Patras bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Vlorë station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Catania. It is currently 11:01 AM in Catania and 12:01 PM in Patras.
There are 758+ hotels available in Patras.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Patras, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Catania to Patras. However, you can fly to Preveza Airport (PVK), walk to Preveza Airport, take the bus to Lefkáda, then take the bus to Patras. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Catania to Patras via Tresmestieri, Villa S. Giovanni, Bari M.ma, and Patras in around 24h 4m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Malta, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Sibari to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- 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 Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- 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 Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302651083071
- ktelioamagazine@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 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
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
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