There are 7 ways to get from Vienna to Catania by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, 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 from Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIE - CTA
4h 20m€45–180Train, 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 57mBus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N1533
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Cataniabus N590 / ...
28h 20mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Catania Centraletrain 96701
26h 16mTrain 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 10mBus 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 30mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Cataniacar
18h 14m€294–426
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 - €180 and takes 4h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs €45 - €180.
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 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 20m.
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 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Vienna to Catania, including transfers.
Vienna to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Catania train services, operated by Öbb Pv Ag, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 20m and costs €45 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 28h 20m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Catania, Italy?
Austrian Airlines and Ryanair 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 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 28h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- 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
- €30–500
- 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
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Vienna to Catania train services, operated by Öbb Pv Ag, arrive at Roma Tiburtina station.
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