There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Catania by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
7h 37m€91–269Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus Itabus
28h 50m€53–165Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- 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
19h 10mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
27h 59m€166–292Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LYS - CTA
4h 40m€80–255Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GVA - CTA
6h 25m€69–282Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
8h 39m€83–301Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane LIN - CIY
- Take the bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
10h 17m€154–444Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Catania Centraletrain 96701
26h 51m€129–260
Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Catania is to bus which costs €50 - €170 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and arriving at Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station via Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lyon to Catania. However, there are services departing from Lyon Part Dieu and arriving at Catania Centrale via Torino Porta Susa and Torino Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 51m.
The distance between Lyon and Catania is 1380 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 19h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Lyon to Catania, including transfers.
Lyon to Catania bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Lyon to Catania train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Lyon Part Dieu station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Catania is to bus which takes 28h 50m and costs €50 - €170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €75 - €260 and takes 4h 40m, you could also train, which costs €120 - €260 and takes 26h 51m.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station via Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station and Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II in around 28h 50m. Alternatively, easyJet and Transavia France fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–650
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 164160
- info@etnatrasporti.it
- Website
- etnatrasporti.it
Bus from Coffa Strada Statale 514 to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- etnatrasporti.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
- +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
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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