There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to Catania by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly from Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUB - CTA
6h 23m€69–203Bus, 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 Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORK - CTA
10h 10m€74–266Fly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SNN - CTA
11h 57m€96–218Train 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 15m€118–172Bus, 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€237–604Bus, 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€98–424
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 €65 - €210 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Catania is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €65 - €210.
The distance between Ireland and Catania is 2438 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 6h 23m to get from Ireland to Catania, including transfers.
Catania is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 12:53 PM in Ireland and 1:53 PM in Catania.
There are 4526+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Ireland and Catania, Italy?
Aer Lingus, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 6 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- 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
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–200
- 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 Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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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