There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Catania by plane, ferry, train, busferry, or shuttle
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MEL - CTA
24h 39m€447–1,417Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MEB - CTA
29h 50m€383–1,103Fly Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MEL - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
33h 18m€531–1,145Fly Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport, bus and ferry, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane MEL - MLA
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
31h 6m€590–1,334
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Catania is to fly which costs €440 - €1500 and takes 24h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Catania is to fly which takes 24h 39m and costs €440 - €1500.
The distance between Melbourne and Catania is 15665 km.
It takes approximately 24h 39m to get from Melbourne to Catania, including transfers.
Catania is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:01 AM in Melbourne and 7:01 PM in Catania.
There are 4624+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Catania, Italy?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,400
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha, Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,100
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- 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
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Shuttle from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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