There are 6 ways to get from Palma to Catania by plane, car ferry, bus, ferry, train, 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.
Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)PMI - CTA
6h 58m€65–185Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
41h 15m€186–461Car ferry, ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Take the train from Civitavecchia to Roma TerminiRe
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania CentraleIc
41h 21m€125–298Train, ferry
- Take the train from Estació Intermodal to Sa Pobla EstacióT2
- Take the ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port of Toulon
- Take the train from Toulon to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania CentraleIc
42h 55m€156–331Car ferry to Ibiza Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Ibiza
- Fly from Ibiza Airport (IBZ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)IBZ - CTA
9h 2m€148–338Car ferry, night train
- Take the car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Take the night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Catania CentraleIni
47h 29m€188–358
Palma to Catania by car ferry, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palma to Catania is to fly which costs €65 - €190 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Palma to Catania is to fly which takes 6h 58m and costs €65 - €190.
The distance between Palma and Catania is 1106 km.
The best way to get from Palma to Catania without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 41h 15m and costs €180 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Palma to Catania, including transfers.
There are 4547+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Palma, Spain and Catania, Italy?
Ryanair, ITA Airways, and two other airlines fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–480
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–480
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Ibiza Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Toulon to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Civitavecchia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 971 17 77 77
- Website
- tib.org
Train from Estació Intermodal to Sa Pobla Estació
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.tib.org/en/inici
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Genova P.Za Principe to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port of Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €65–95
- Cabin
- €120–140
Car ferry from Port de Palma de Mallorca to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port d'Alcúdia to Port of Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €55–75
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €100–140
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