There are 7 ways to get from Vienna to Catania by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car ferry
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 Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIE - CTA
4h 20m€49–195Train, ferry
- Take the train from Wien 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 Catania Centraletrain Re
20h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N1533
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Catania Via D'Amicobus
27h 30m€105–176Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Catania Centraletrain 96701
26h 16m€150–296Train to Bratislava Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BTS - CTA
7h 10m€64–255Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Catania Aeroportobus
35h 30m€160–1,446Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
18h 14m€309–455
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Catania is to fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 4h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs €45 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Catania. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at Catania Via D'Amico via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Catania. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Catania Centrale via Roma Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 16m.
The distance between Vienna and Catania is 1210 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Vienna to Catania, including transfers.
Vienna to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Catania train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs €45 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 27h 30m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Catania, Italy?
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Catania Via D'Amico via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 27h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Wien Hbf to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €30
- Private
- €153
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €62–800
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €62
- Private
- €246
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Catania Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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Vienna to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Vienna to Catania train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Roma Tiburtina station.
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