There are 4 ways to get from Catania to Tropea 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 Rosarno
4h 32m€13–30Train, 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 Villa S.Giovanni to TropeaRe
5h 8m€15–74Drive, ferry
- Drive from Catania to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Tropea
2h 37m€31–45Bus, train
- Take the bus from Catania to Villa San GiovanniN590 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to TropeaRe
4h 36m€16–68
Catania to Tropea by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Tropea is to bus which costs €12 - €30 and takes 4h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Tropea is to drive and ferry which takes 2h 37m and costs €30 - €45.
The distance between Catania and Tropea is 166 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Tropea without a car is to bus which takes 4h 32m and costs €12 - €30.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Catania to Tropea, including transfers.
There are 1136+ hotels available in Tropea.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Tropea, Italy?
SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro operates a bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Rosarno twice daily. Tickets cost €9–13 and the journey takes 2h 45m.
- 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 Villa S.Giovanni to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- 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 Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
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
- €10–45
- 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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