There are 8 ways to get from Pau to Catania by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or train (TGV)
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 Pau Pyrénées Airport
best- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PUF - CTA
13h 2m€110–410Bus via Florence
cheapest- Take the bus from Pau to Toulouse Matabiaubus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cataniabus
33h€77–274Train, ferry
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa 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
27h 38mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Pau to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
32h 9m€233–397Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BIQ - CTA
10h 30m€110–258Train to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EAS - CTA
16h 36m€95–320Train
- Take the train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Catania Centraletrain
35h 59m€222–476Bus
- Take the bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
37h 45m€128–280
Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pau to Catania is to train and fly which costs €110 - €260 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Pau to Catania is to train and fly which takes 10h 30m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Pau to Catania. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Catania via Toulouse and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h.
No, there is no direct train from Pau to Catania. However, there are services departing from Pau and arriving at Catania Centrale via Toulouse Matabiau, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Torino Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 59m.
The distance between Pau and Catania is 1476 km.
The best way to get from Pau to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 27h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 2m to get from Pau to Catania, including transfers.
Pau to Catania bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Pau station.
Pau to Catania train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pau station.
The best way to get from Pau to Catania is to fly which takes 13h 2m and costs €110 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus via Florence, which costs €75 - €280 and takes 33h, you could also train, which costs €220 - €480 and takes 35h 59m.
What companies run services between Pau, France and Catania, Italy?
Air France, Amelia, and three other airlines fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pau to Catania via Gare De Toulouse-Matabiau, Toulouse, and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 33h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Torino Porta Nuova to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Pau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–15
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–15
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulouse to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Pau - Technopôle Héliparc to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- 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
- +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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Pau to Catania bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Pau to Catania train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
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