There are 7 ways to get from Split to Mount Etna by plane, unknown, car ferry, train, ferry, bus, 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, travel
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SPU - CTA
- Walk from Catania-Airport-CTA to Mount Etnaunknown
6h 48mCar ferry, train, ferry, travel
- Take the car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Anconacarferry 53
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fa / ...
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Giarre-Ripostotrain Re
- Walk from Giarre-Riposto to Mount Etnaunknown
25h 38mTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Giarre-Ripostotrain Re
- Walk from Giarre-Riposto to Mount Etnaunknown
31h 16mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus
- Walk from Pedara to Mount Etnaunknown
33h 1mFerry, car ferry, train, travel
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnikferry 842 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry 54
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Giarre-Ripostotrain Re
- Walk from Giarre-Riposto to Mount Etnaunknown
26h 43mFerry, car ferry, bus, travel
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnikferry
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry 54
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Stationbus
- Walk from Etna to Mount Etnaunknown
27h 31mDrive, car ferry, ferry, travel
- Drive from Split to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry 54
- Drive from Port of Bari to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Walk from Messina Marittima to Mount Etnaunknown
18h 33m
Split Airport (SPU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Split and Mount Etna is 738 km.
The best way to get from Split to Mount Etna without a car is to car ferry and train and ferry and travel which takes 25h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Split to Mount Etna, including transfers.
There are 5008+ hotels available in Mount Etna.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Mount Etna, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Split to Mount Etna. However, you can take the shuttle to Split Airport, walk to Split Airport (SPU) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), then travel to Mount Etna. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Port of Split to Mount Etna via Port Of Ancona, Ancona, Stazione F.S. Centrale, Ancona, Roma Termini, Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Messina Marittima, Messina Centrale, and Giarre-Riposto in around 25h 38m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Giarre-Riposto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Giarre-Riposto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- 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
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- 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
- +385 20 313 119
- support@tp-line.hr
- Website
- tp-line.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- 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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