There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Catania by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, bus, or night train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
5h 19m€123–312Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CGN - CTA
4h 47m€69–272Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozentrain 89
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Catania Centraletrain Ic
24h 48m€315–527Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cologne to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
32h 16m€250–426Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centralebus N537
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus Autoservizi Salemi S121 / ...
32h 53m€114–260Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
5h 17m€101–309Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CRL - CTA
7h 30m€94–277Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatztrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EIN - CTA
8h 23m€87–323Train, bus to Hahn, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmittetrain
- Take the bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Hahnbus
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HHN - CTA
8h 17mFly Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CGN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
9h 41m€87–359Train via Rome
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovatrain 89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
26h 15m€294–432Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Milazzo Via dei Millebus
- Take the bus from Milazzo to Catania Airportbus
35h 35mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
29h 9m€213–467
Cologne to Catania by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Catania is to fly which costs €65 - €280 and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs €65 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Catania. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Catania Airport via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Milazzo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Catania. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Catania Centrale via München Hbf, Bolzano Bozen and Paola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 48m.
The distance between Cologne and Catania is 1659 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Catania without a car is to train which takes 24h 48m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Cologne to Catania, including transfers.
Cologne to Catania bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Köln station.
Cologne to Catania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Catania is to train which takes 24h 48m and costs €310 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €260 and takes 32h 53m, you could also fly, which costs €65 - €280 and takes 4h 47m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Catania, Italy?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Catania Centrale via München Hbf, Bolzano Bozen, and Paola in around 24h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Bologna Centrale in around 32h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Hahn to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Hahn to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Hahn to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–55
- Comfort
- €40–60
- Premium
- €60–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to MG Hbf /Europaplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €18–30
Train from Venlo to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–15
- 1st Class
- €16–27
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- 1st Class
- €150–260
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz Stadtmitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €65–85
- Smart Flex
- €65–85
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Bus from Milazzo to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- service@zickenheiner.de
- Website
- zickenheiner.de
Bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- zickenheiner.de
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Milazzo to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €70–110
- Cabin
- €130–160
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