There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) by plane, bus, train, night train, night bus, car, car ferry 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.
Recommended option
Fly from Istanbul • 2h 48m
Cheapest option
Bus to Kutahya, fly • 13h 27m
7 alternative options
Fly from Sabiha Gokcen • 8h 7m
Bus, train • 43h 46m
Bus • 43h 58m
Night train, train, bus • 2 days 12h
Night train, bus • 2 days 18h
Night bus, train, bus • 2 days 18h
Drive, car ferry, ferry • 34h 12m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) is to bus and fly which costs 1.000 ₺ - 7.500 ₺ and takes 13h 27m.
The quickest way to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) is to fly which costs 3.200 ₺ - 13.000 ₺ and takes 2h 48m.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA). However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Catania Airport via Munich, Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro and Catania Via Archimede. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 58m.
The distance between Istanbul and Catania Airport (CTA) is 1257 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h 46m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 20.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 2h 48m to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA), including transfers.
Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) is to fly which takes 2h 48m and costs 3.200 ₺ - 13.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 6.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 43h 58m.
The quickest flight from Istanbul Airport to Catania Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 20m.
Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Catania, Via D'Amico station.
- Distance: 1257.2 km
- Duration: 2h 48m
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Catania Airport (CTA), Italy?
Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul Esenler Otogar to Catania Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogar to Catania Airport (CTA) via Munich, Cosenza, Cosenza - Piazza Maestri del Lavoro, Catania, Via D'Amico, and Catania Via Archimede in around 43h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €270
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €290
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Dusseldorf, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €350
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Istanbul, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28 - €220
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Istanbul, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €450
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Istanbul, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €430
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Dusseldorf, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €350
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €850
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Ankara, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €390
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Antalya, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €410
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Adana, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €440
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €350
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80 - €250
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Dusseldorf, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €350
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €300
- Phone
- 030 200730
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26 - €40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- kontakt@bayerischeoberlandbahn.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €34 - €37
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14 - €35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Advantage Ticket
- €14 - €21
- Standart Ticket
- €24 - €35
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21 - €200
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €140 - €200
- Couchette Carriage
- €70 - €100
- Seating Carriage
- €21 - €30
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80 - €220
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €150 - €220
- Couchette Carriage
- €110 - €150
- Seating Carriage
- €80 - €120
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- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €40 - €60
- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13 - €28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €13 - €19
- 1st Class
- €20 - €28
Night train from Halkali to Gara Bucureşti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14 - €30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €14 - €20
- 1st Class
- €21 - €30
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3 - €6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3 - €5
- 1st Class
- €4 - €6
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €44 - €50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12 - €14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Videle to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19 - €29
- Schedules at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Gumusyaka
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4 - €6
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Phone
- 0090 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70 - €130
- Schedules at
- alparturizm.com.tr
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Munich to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110 - €140
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- 091 617 1141
- 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
- €20 - €27
- Schedules at
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Maglie Megapark Via Otranto to Catania, Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Schedules at
- saistrasporti.it
- Phone
- +40-745.499.985
- Website
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Arad to Roma Termini Giolitti
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40 - €65
- Schedules at
- Bep's Travel
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Bucharest to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 0h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €220 - €310
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +3590885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Night bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €33 - €37
- Schedules at
- citylines.eu
- Phone
- 004-0745-845.394
- Website
- briannatour.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucuresti to Maglie
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90 - €120
- Schedules at
- briannatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Patras to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35 - €80
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- 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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Catania Airport (CTA) is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:17 AM in Istanbul and 1:17 AM in Catania Airport (CTA).
Turkish Airlines offers flights from Istanbul Airport to Catania Airport.
There are 2329+ hotels available in Catania Airport (CTA). Prices start at €45 per night.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Istanbul Airport is to taxi which takes 28 min and costs 310 ₺ - 380 ₺.