There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to Catania by plane, car ferry, bus, train, 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.
Fly from Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUB - CTA
6h 28m€74–193Fly from Cork Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORK - CTA
7h 44m€64–205Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain
2d 9h€211–782Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BHD - CTA
9h 2m€76–231Train to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BFS - CTA
9h 30m€73–202Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
3d 11hBus, train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
3d 19h€120–459
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Catania is to fly which costs €60 - €210 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Catania is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €70 - €200.
The distance between Ireland and Catania is 2438 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Catania without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 9h and costs €210 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Ireland to Catania, including transfers.
Catania is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 11:39 PM in Ireland and 12:39 AM in Catania.
There are 4759+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Ireland and Catania, Italy?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–325
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- €46
- Motorcycle&Adult
- €166
- Car&Adult
- €325
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- 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
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