There are 11 ways to get from Milan to Catania by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, train (Trenitalia), or night train
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Fly Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
3h 2m€52–172Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
3h 28m€31–175Train, ferry
- Take the train from Milano Centrale 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
12h 11mBus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus Itabus
20h 10m€35–160Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Milan to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
24h 50m€112–222Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BGY - CTA
3h 35m€49–187Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VRN - CTA
4h 21m€47–287Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
4h 25m€52–179Fly Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus
- 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
5h 13m€102–327Train
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain 9987 / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
13h 52m€69–207Night train
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
18h 22m€95–140
Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Catania is to bus which costs €35 - €160 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Catania is to fly which takes 3h 2m and costs €50 - €180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 10m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Catania Centrale. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 22m.
The distance between Milan and Catania is 1017 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from Milan to Catania, including transfers.
Milan to Catania bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to Catania train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Milan Rogoredo station.
The best way to get from Milan to Catania is to fly which takes 3h 2m and costs €50 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €160 and takes 20h 10m, you could also train, which costs €65 - €210 and takes 13h 52m.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Catania, Italy?
ITA Airways flies from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) every 2 hours. Alternatively, Itabus S.p.A. operates a bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop twice daily. Tickets cost €40–160 and the journey takes 20h 10m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–270
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
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 Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–450
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 Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–450
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 Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–130
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milan Rogoredo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–95
- 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
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- 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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Milan to Catania bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop station.
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