There are 6 ways to get from Catania to Split by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, car, or busferry
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 Split Airport (SPU)CTA - SPU
4h 10m€91–320Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Catania to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Zagreb537
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Split Bus Station924 / ...
31h 33m€68–274Train, ferry, car 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 Roma TerminiFa / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Split53
25h 34mDrive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Port of Bari
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Dubrovnik54
- Drive from Dubrovnik to Split
18h 59m€190–247Train, car ferry, 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 Villa S.Giovanni to Bari CentraleIc
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Dubrovnik54
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Split654
25h 39m€116–196Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
38h 45m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Split Airport (SPU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Split is to fly which costs €90 - €320 and takes 4h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Split is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs €90 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Split station. However, there are services departing from Catania and arriving at Split Bus Station via Bologna Centrale and Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 33m.
The distance between Catania and Split is 706 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Split without a car is to train and ferry and car ferry which takes 25h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Catania to Split, including transfers.
Catania to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Catania station.
The best way to get from Catania to Split is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs €90 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €280 and takes 31h 33m.
Catania to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Catania to Split bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Split, Croatia?
ITA Airways, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Split Airport (SPU) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Catania to Split Bus Station via Bologna Centrale and Zagreb in around 31h 33m.
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- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- 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 Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–25
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- 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 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €53
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.getbybus.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
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €78
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €11–14
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Schedules at
- snav.it
- 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
- 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
- +385 20 313 119
- support@tp-line.hr
- Website
- tp-line.hr
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
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