There are 4 ways to get from Catania to Roccella Ionica by bus, train, car ferry, car, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Roccella Jonica301195
4h 35m€12–17Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Roccella JonicaRe
5h 46m€25–82Drive, ferry
- Drive from Catania to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Roccella Ionica
2h 40m€31–45Bus via Messina
- Take the bus from Catania to Villa San GiovanniN590 / ...
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Roccella Jonica301195
4h 55m€15–53
Catania to Roccella Ionica by train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Roccella Ionica is to bus which costs €12 - €18 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Roccella Ionica is to drive and ferry which takes 2h 40m and costs €30 - €45.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Roccella Ionica. However, there are services departing from Catania, Via D'Amico and arriving at Roccella Jonica via Villa San Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 35m.
The distance between Catania and Roccella Ionica is 197 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Roccella Ionica without a car is to bus which takes 4h 35m and costs €12 - €18.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Catania to Roccella Ionica, including transfers.
Catania to Roccella Ionica bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Catania, Via D'Amico station.
Catania to Roccella Ionica bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Villa San Giovanni station.
There are 223+ hotels available in Roccella Ionica.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Roccella Ionica, Italy?
You can take a bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Roccella Jonica via Villa San Giovanni in around 4h 35m.
- 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 Reggio Calabria C.Le to Roccella Jonica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- 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
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Roccella Jonica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Roccella Jonica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.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
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- 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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