There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Catania by plane, train, bus, train (Trenitalia), night train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
4h 42m€73–254Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CGN - CTA
4h 49m€63–301Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
30h 4m€293–473Train
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Brigtrain Ice
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho-Fiera Milanotrain Re
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
30h 38m€472–741Train, night train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
32h 19m€248–524Fly from Munich International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
4h 48m€101–257Fly from Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
4h 48m€77–230Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
5h 1m€78–334Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BER - CTA
5h 35m€63–264Bus
- Take the bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8bus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Catania Via D'Amicobus
39h 31m€149–413Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Port of Salernocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Salerno to Messinacarferry
- Drive from Messina to Cataniacar
25h 46m€321–483
Germany to Catania by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Catania is to fly which costs €60 - €270 and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 42m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Catania. However, there are services departing from Memhardstr. and arriving at Catania Via D'Amico via Hertzallee, BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm, SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 and Battipaglia Ospedale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Catania. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Catania Centrale via Berlin Ostbahnhof, Brig, Domodossola, Milano Rogoredo and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 38m.
The distance between Germany and Catania is 1354 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Catania without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 4m and costs €290 - €480.
It takes approximately 4h 42m to get from Germany to Catania, including transfers.
Germany to Catania bus services, operated by Sindbad, depart from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm station.
Germany to Catania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Berlin Ostbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Germany to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 42m and costs €70 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €470 - €750 and takes 30h 38m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €420 and takes 39h 31m.
What companies run services between Germany and Catania, Italy?
Eurowings, ITA Airways, and two other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Catania Centrale via Berlin Ostbahnhof, Brig, Domodossola, Milano Rogoredo, and Roma Termini in around 30h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €310–450
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–300
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from BERLIN, ZOB am Funkturm to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Port of Salerno to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €29
- Cars
- €60
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Germany to Catania bus services, operated by Sindbad, arrive at SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 station.
Germany to Catania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Brig station.
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