There are 8 ways to get from La Rochelle to Catania by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or night train
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Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
best- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LRH - CTA
12h 31m€120–220Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NTE - CTA
7h 7m€103–231Train, ferry
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re
24h 34mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from La Rochelle to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
34h 54m€285–431Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to Bordeauxbus 701
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cataniabus
35h 20m€154–333Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BOD - CTA
9h 32m€105–446Bus via Turin
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
40h 16m€185–357Train, night train
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
30h 56m€339–644
La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Catania is to train and fly which costs €100 - €240 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Catania is to train and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle to Catania. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle and arriving at Catania via Bordeaux and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from La Rochelle to Catania. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle Ville and arriving at Catania Centrale via St Pierre Des Corps, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 56m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Catania is 1659 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 31m to get from La Rochelle to Catania, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Rochelle station.
La Rochelle to Catania train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from La Rochelle Ville station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Catania is to fly which takes 12h 31m and costs €120 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €340 and takes 35h 20m.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Catania, Italy?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from La Rochelle to Catania via Bordeaux and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 35h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from La Rochelle to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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La Rochelle to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
La Rochelle to Catania train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at St Pierre Des Corps station.
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