There are 10 ways to get from Turkey to Catania by bus, plane, busferry, night train, train, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Istanbul, fly
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)IST - CTA
5h 55m€98–247Fly from Konya Airport
cheapest- Fly from Konya Airport (KYA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)KYA - CTA
12h 35m€66–323Bus, bus and ferry via Kateríni
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Katerini
- Take the bus from Kateríni to Vlore , station
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Catania Via D'Amico
40h 6mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Bologna CentraleNj
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania CentraleIc
2d 4h€227–561Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port Of Vlora
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Catania
24h 15m€277–430Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)ADB - CTA
7h 31m€121–241Fly from Antalya Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)AYT - CTA
7h 32m€101–173Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)ESB - CTA
8h 18m€81–281Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Catania Via D'Amico
42h 33mBus, bus and ferry #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Catania Via D'Amico
2d
Istanbul (IST) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Catania is to fly which costs €100 - €180 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Catania is to bus and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Catania. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Catania Via D'Amico via Kateríni and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Catania. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Catania Centrale via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Bologna Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Turkey and Catania is 1289 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Catania without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Kateríni which takes 40h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Turkey to Catania, including transfers.
Turkey to Catania bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Istanbul station.
Turkey to Catania train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Turkey to Catania bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Katerini station.
What companies run services between Turkey and Catania, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and two other airlines fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Konya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Konya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- 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
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Katerini
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Kateríni to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 858 018
- kabashiitours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- memi-reisen.com
- Website
- showmebus.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busalbania.com
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 45 225 505
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057354733404
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
- 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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Catania is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 2:47 AM in Turkey and 12:47 AM in Catania.
Turkey to Catania train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
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