There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Catania by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, busferry, shuttle, or night train
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Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RIX - CTA
5h 56m€100–240Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane RIX - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
13h 35m€87–271Bus, train via Rome
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovatrain 89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
44h 38m€397–875Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cataniabus
2d 2h€211–399Drive, ferry
- Drive from Riga to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Cataniacar
31h 41m€494–713Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RIX - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
13h 45m€103–305Fly to Malta International Airport, bus and ferry, shuttle
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane RIX - MLA
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
12h 3m€175–307Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- 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
2d 1h€455–1,011Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bologna Centraletrain 89
- Take the night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
2d 4h€306–617Bus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Katowicebus
- Take the bus from Katowice to Salernobus
- Take the bus from Salerno to Cataniabus
2d 11h€223–414
Riga to Catania by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Catania is to fly and train which costs €100 - €310 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Catania is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €100 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Catania. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Catania via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Riga and Catania is 2272 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Catania without a car is to bus and train via Rome which takes 44h 38m and costs €390 - €900.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Riga to Catania, including transfers.
Riga to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Riga to Catania is to fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €100 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus via Bologna, which costs €210 - €400 and takes 2 days 2h.
Riga to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Catania is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 12:22 PM in Riga and 11:22 AM in Catania.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Catania, Italy?
Air Baltic flies from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Catania via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Bologna Centrale in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Riga International Airport to Malta International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Riga International Airport to Malta International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Salerno to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
Shuttle from Pozzallo Port to Catania Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- biuro@miskrosno.pl
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Katowice to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–125
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- 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
Ferry from Reggio Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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