There are 9 ways to get from Granada to Catania by plane, train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, train, car ferry, or night train
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 Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
best- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GRX - CTA
9h 35m€121–322Train to Málaga Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AGP - CTA
9h 7m€71–192Train via Milan
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
32h 36m€308–613Bus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Terminal Metropark to Caserta, Stazione FS – Terminalebus
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus
47h 55m€188–311Train to Almería Airport, fly
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LEI - CTA
17h 14m€82–303Train to Seville Airport, fly
- Take the train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SVQ - CTA
8h 22m€88–233Train
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train Fr
- Take the train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
34h 21m€332–714Train, car ferry, night train
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
46h 36m€246–396Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Cataniabus
2d 1h€183–395
Granada to Catania by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Catania is to train and fly which costs €70 - €200 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Catania is to train and fly which takes 8h 22m and costs €85 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Granada to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Granada Estación de Autobuses and arriving at Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station via Barcelona - North Bus Station, Napoli, Terminal Metropark and Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Granada to Catania. However, there are services departing from Granada and arriving at Catania Centrale via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 36m.
The distance between Granada and Catania is 1679 km.
The best way to get from Granada to Catania without a car is to train via Milan which takes 32h 36m and costs €300 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Granada to Catania, including transfers.
Granada to Catania bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Granada Estación de Autobuses station.
Granada to Catania train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Granada station.
The best way to get from Granada to Catania is to fly which takes 9h 35m and costs €120 - €330. Alternatively, you can train via Milan, which costs €300 - €650 and takes 32h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €180 - €320 and takes 47h 55m.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Catania, Italy?
Transavia Holland, Vueling Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Granada to Catania Centrale via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 32h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Palma Mallorca, Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Almería Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Almería Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Almería Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Seville Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Almería Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Almería Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Almería Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €85–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 1st Class
- €140–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €75–95
- Smart Flex
- €80–100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 800 901 142
- air@aircampania.it
- Website
- aircampania.it
Bus from Napoli, Terminal Metropark to Caserta, Stazione FS – Terminale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- aircampania.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €65–95
- Cabin
- €120–140
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Granada to Catania bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Granada to Catania train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
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