There are 9 ways to get from Novara to Catania by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, car 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 to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Novara Nord to Busto Arsizio Nordtrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
3h 29m€20–181Train, ferry
- Take the train from Novara to Milano Centraletrain
- 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 59mBus
- Take the bus from Novara to Cataniabus N597
19h 45m€120–190Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Novara to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
23h 35m€162–244Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Novara to Milano Dateotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
4h 1m€51–168Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Novara 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
4h 24m€61–251Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
4h 31m€33–168Bus via Milan Malpensa Airport T1
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus Itabus
23h 5m€80–149Train, night train
- Take the train from Novara to Milano Centraletrain 2011 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
20h 31m€116–208
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Novara to Catania is to train and fly which costs €20 - €190 and takes 3h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Novara to Catania is to train and fly which takes 3h 29m and costs €20 - €190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Novara and arriving at Catania. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Novara to Catania. However, there are services departing from Novara and arriving at Catania Centrale via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 31m.
The distance between Novara and Catania is 1087 km.
The best way to get from Novara to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 29m to get from Novara to Catania, including transfers.
Novara to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Novara station.
Novara to Catania train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Novara station.
Novara to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Catania station.
What companies run services between Novara, Italy and Catania, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Novara to Catania once daily. Tickets cost €120–190 and the journey takes 19h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €14–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €14–210
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Novara Nord to Busto Arsizio Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Novara to Milano Dateo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Novara to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Novara to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Novara to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Novara to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Novara to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport 1 P13 to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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Booking & Getting There
Novara to Catania train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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