There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) by plane, bus, bus and ferry, night train, train, 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 46m
Cheapest option
Bus, bus and ferry • 35h 24m
5 alternative options
Fly from Sabiha Gokcen • 8h 56m
Bus to Kutahya, fly • 11h 18m
Night train, bus, train • 2 days 7h
Night train, train • 2 days 20h
Drive, car ferry, ferry • 34h 12m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) is to bus and bus and ferry which costs 1.200 ₺ - 2.000 ₺ and takes 35h 24m.
The quickest way to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) is to fly which costs 2.000 ₺ - 4.300 ₺ and takes 2h 46m.
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 bus and ferry which takes 35h 24m and costs 1.200 ₺ - 2.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 2h 46m to get from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA), including transfers.
The quickest flight from Istanbul Airport to Catania Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 15m.
Catania Airport (CTA) is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 1:34 PM in Istanbul and 12:34 PM in Catania Airport (CTA).
Air Malta and Turkish Airlines offer flights from Istanbul Airport to Catania Airport.
There are 560+ hotels available in Catania Airport (CTA). Prices start at €87 per night.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Istanbul Airport is to taxi which takes 31 min and costs 150 ₺ - 190 ₺.

- Distance: 1257.2 km
- Duration: 2h 46m
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Catania Airport (CTA), Italy?
Turkish Airlines and Air Malta fly from Istanbul to Catania Airport (CTA) once daily.

- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €600
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Dalaman, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €550
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Antalya, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €550
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Adana, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €600
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Ankara, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €550
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Bodrum, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €550
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Ordu-Giresun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €600
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Ercan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €600
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Kayseri, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €600
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Samsun, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €600
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Gaziantep, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €600
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €340

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29 - €190
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €600
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270 - €410
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Istanbul, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €380

- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Istanbul to Catania via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €600
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €600

- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270 - €410
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Sabiha Gokcen, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €220

- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270 - €410

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €600

- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €400

- Website
- albastar.es
Flights from Sabiha Gokcen to Catania via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270 - €410

- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Kutahya to Catania via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €450

- Phone
- 0700 10 200
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12 - €18
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €12 - €15
- 1st Class
- €15 - €18
Night train from Halkali to Gara Bucureşti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16 - €24
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €16 - €19
- 1st Class
- €19 - €24

Trenitalia’s Intercity (IC) trains are slower than the high-speed Frecce trains but are still a good way to travel between major cities and towns, with routes including Rome to Naples, Venice to Bologna and Milan to Genoa. Tickets usually open for booking 90 days ahead of travel, and you’ll need make a seat reservation before boarding. All IC trains have 1st and 2nd class carriages as well as a bar buffet car, air conditioning and power sockets. InterCity trains that run at night are called InterCity Notte (ICN).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- €30 - €45
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40 - €65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- €40 - €65

- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24 - €70
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 2nd Class
- €24 - €30
- 1st Class
- €60 - €70

- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85 - €120
- Website
- Nightjet

- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- iletisim@metroturizm.com.tr
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Degirmenkoy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4 - €7
- Website
- MetroTurizm

- Phone
- 0090 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Schedules at
- alparturizm.com.tr

- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Struga to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15 - €23
- Schedules at
- durmotours.eu

- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus and ferry from Bari to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27 - €40
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it

- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Sofia to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210 - €270
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com

- 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
- Grimaldi Lines

- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it

The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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