There are 10 ways to get from Groningen to Catania by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)AMS - CTA
7h 2m€109–382Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk075 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
39h 10m€100–413Train, ferry
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta SusaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania CentraleRe
28h 20mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt78
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Cosenza
- Take the bus from Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro to Catania, Via D'Amico
36h 38m€221–383Train, night train
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Take the night train from Deventer to Basel SbbNj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Catania CentraleIni
37h 44m€219–627Bus, train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)BRE - CTA
10h 43m€167–462Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)EIN - CTA
8h 16m€119–381Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)DUS - CTA
8h 57m€134–426Bus, train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)HAM - CTA
9h 35m€120–371Drive, ferry
- Drive from Groningen to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Catania
23h 29m€422–611
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Catania is to bus which costs €100 - €420 and takes 39h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Catania is to train and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €100 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Catania. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Catania via Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Groningen to Catania. However, there are services departing from Groningen and arriving at Catania Centrale via Zwolle, Deventer, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 44m.
The distance between Groningen and Catania is 2050 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 28h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Groningen to Catania, including transfers.
Groningen to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Catania train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Groningen station.
Groningen to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Catania via Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 39h 10m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Bremen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–500
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–120
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €31
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €25–45
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- 1st Class
- €35–65
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €45–50
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €22–25
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €17–20
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Deventer to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €55–75
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- 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 22m
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Frankfurt to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro to Catania, Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Groningen, Hoofdstation to Leer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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Groningen to Catania train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Zwolle station.
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