There are 10 ways to get from Nuremberg to Catania by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, train (Trenitalia), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Nuremberg Airport
best- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NUE - CTA
7h 1m€72–253Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bologna Centraletrain 89
- Take the train from Bologna 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
21h 5mBus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Bologna Centralebus N1385 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus Autoservizi Salemi S121 / ...
26h 10m€90–206Train, night train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bologna Centraletrain 89
- Take the night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
25h 24m€191–258Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
7h 7m€115–318Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
6h 5m€115–307Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FRA - CTA
6h 44m€132–332Train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozentrain 89
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Catania Centraletrain Ic
21h 34m€252–463Train, bus
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Petershausentrain Re1
- Take the bus from Munich - Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Brescia to Parmatrain R8
- Take the bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus
33h 1m€116–178Drive, ferry
- Drive from Nuremberg to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Cataniacar
17h 33m€290–420
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Catania is to fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Catania is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Nuremberg station to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Nuremberg central bus station and arriving at Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Nuremberg to Catania. However, there are services departing from Nürnberg Hbf and arriving at Catania Centrale via München Hbf and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 24m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Catania is 1382 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Nuremberg to Catania, including transfers.
Nuremberg to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nuremberg central bus station.
Nuremberg to Catania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Nürnberg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Catania is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €70 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €210 and takes 26h 10m, you could also train, which costs €250 - €470 and takes 21h 34m.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Catania, Italy?
Lufthansa and Ryanair fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station via Bologna Centrale in around 26h 10m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €38–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €42–47
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Petershausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €110–150
- Smart Flex
- €120–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- 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
Train from Paola to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- 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
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Brescia to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Parma Via Villa Sant'Angelo to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich - Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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Nuremberg to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Nuremberg to Catania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
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