There are 9 ways to get from Linz to Catania by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car 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 Linz Airport
best- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LNZ - CTA
9h 12m€85–335Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIE - CTA
5h 40m€69–219Train, ferry
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Venezia Mestretrain Rj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre 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
21hBus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Paduabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus
28h 56m€92–220Night train
- Take the night train from Wels Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
27h 38m€143–335Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
7h 46m€114–348Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PRG - CTA
8h 36m€99–311Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Linz Hbf to Venezia Mestrenighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Catania Aeroportobus Venezia Mestre
36h 13m€105–246Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Linz to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
17h 56m€303–446
Linz Airport (LNZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Catania is to train and fly which costs €65 - €220 and takes 5h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Catania is to train and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €65 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station via Padova and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Catania. However, there are services departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Catania Centrale via Wels Hbf and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 38m.
The distance between Linz and Catania is 1213 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Linz to Catania, including transfers.
Linz to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Catania train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Wels Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Catania is to fly which takes 9h 12m and costs €80 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €220 and takes 28h 56m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Catania, Italy?
Ryanair, DAT Danish Air Transport, and Lufthansa fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station via Padova and Bologna Centrale in around 28h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €50–75
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–60
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €70–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–60
- Seating Carriage
- €15–19
Night train from Wels Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
Night train from Linz Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- 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
- €11–19
- 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
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Padova to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Catania Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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Linz to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Padua station.
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