There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Catania by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or night train
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 Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BIO - CTA
7h 18m€87–172Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
34h 32m€315–467Train, bus
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Roma Terminitrain Fb / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
35h 48m€303–615Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
41h 16m€288–434Bus to Santander Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SDR - CTA
9h 20m€123–348Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VIT - CTA
8h 8m€88–315Bus to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EAS - CTA
8h 45m€142–317Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
41h 37m€231–382Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
42h 35m€205–407
Bilbao to Catania by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Catania is to fly which costs €85 - €180 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Catania is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs €85 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Catania Central Bus Station via Bayonne and ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 16m.
The distance between Bilbao and Catania is 1664 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Catania without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 48m and costs €300 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Bilbao to Catania, including transfers.
Bilbao to Catania bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Catania is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs €85 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €280 - €440 and takes 41h 16m.
Bilbao to Catania bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop station.
Book your Bilbao to Catania bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Catania, Italy?
Vueling Airlines, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Catania Central Bus Station via Bayonne and ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai in around 41h 16m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–300
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayonne to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- €39
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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