There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Catania by plane, 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 Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORK - CTA
10h 10m€59–216Bus, 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 11hFly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SNN - CTA
10h 12m€61–148Fly from Dublin Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUB - CTA
6h 28m€64–193Train to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BFS - CTA
9h 44m€89–196Bus, train via Sankt Pölten
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Sankt Pöltenbus
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bolzano Bozentrain
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Paolatrain
- Take the train from Paola to Catania Centraletrain
3d 13h€320–739Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus
3d 16h€119–479Bus, 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€122–459
Cork Airport (ORK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Catania is to fly which costs €60 - €200 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Catania is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €60 - €200.
The distance between Ireland and Catania is 2444 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Catania without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 3 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Ireland to Catania, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Catania is to fly which takes 10h 10m and costs €55 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €480 and takes 3 days 16h.
Catania is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 10:57 AM in Ireland and 11:57 AM in Catania.
There are 4571+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Ireland and Catania, Italy?
Ryanair, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station via Dublin, Rădăuți, and Bologna Centrale in around 3d 16h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 Paola to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- 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
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €75–120
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- 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 Sankt Pölten
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
- +39.06.5210550
- 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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