There are 11 ways to get from Locarno to Catania by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, car ferry, ferry, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
5h 8m€35–234Train
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
16h 14m€180–434Bus
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Milanbus FlixBus 076
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Cataniabus N597 / ...
23h 38m€109–185Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Locarno to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
25h 59m€168–262Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Locarno to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
5h 27m€56–238Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BGY - CTA
5h 45m€90–299Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
6h 47m€86–283Train, train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VRN - CTA
6h 57m€87–340Train, ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re
16h 43mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Locarno to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Rho-Fiera to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Catania, Via D'Amicobus
17h 28m€167–447Train, night train
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain Re80
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
21h 17m€150–354
Locarno to Catania by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Catania is to train and fly which costs €30 - €240 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Catania is to train and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs €30 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Locarno to Catania. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Catania Centrale via Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 14m.
The distance between Locarno and Catania is 1161 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Catania without a car is to train which takes 16h 14m and costs €180 - €440.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Locarno to Catania, including transfers.
Locarno to Catania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Locarno station.
The best way to get from Locarno to Catania is to train which takes 16h 14m and costs €180 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 23h 38m.
Locarno to Catania train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Milano Centrale station.
There are 4624+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Catania, Italy?
You can take a train from Locarno to Catania Centrale via Milano Centrale and Roma Termini in around 16h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Locarno, Debarcadero to Catania via Bellinzona, Stazione, Bellinzona, Castione-Arbedo, Bellinzona, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 23h 38m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–110
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–130
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–140
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–180
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Rho-Fiera to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bellinzona to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Catania, Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- 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
- 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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