There are 11 ways to get from Bolzano to Catania by shuttle, 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.
Shuttle to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Bolzano to Verona - Aeroporto
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VRN - CTA
4h 32m€122–339Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
5h 24m€46–240Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola 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
14h 17mBus
- Take the bus from Bolzano South to Bologna Centralebus 486 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Airportbus N597
20h 50m€126–198Train, night train
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
19h 27m€124–230Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VCE - CTA
5h 58m€52–254Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bolzano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BGY - CTA
6h 1m€178–404Fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport
- Fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BZO - CTA
3h 24m€200–440Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Milano Centraletrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
6h 49m€86–230Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Bolzano South to Veronabus 486 / ...
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Catania Central Bus Stationbus Catania– Dortmund
21h 46m€184–260Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bolzano to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
13h 18m€270–399
Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bolzano to Catania is to train and fly which costs €45 - €240 and takes 5h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Bolzano to Catania is to fly which takes 3h 24m and costs €200 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Bolzano to Catania. However, there are services departing from Bolzano South and arriving at Catania Airport via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bolzano to Catania. However, there are services departing from Bolzano Bozen and arriving at Catania Centrale via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 27m.
The distance between Bolzano and Catania is 1099 km.
The best way to get from Bolzano to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Bolzano to Catania, including transfers.
Bolzano to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bolzano South station.
Bolzano to Catania train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bolzano Bozen station.
The best way to get from Bolzano to Catania is to bus which takes 20h 50m and costs €120 - €200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €200 - €440 and takes 3h 24m.
What companies run services between Bolzano, Italy and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bolzano South to Catania Airport via Bologna Centrale in around 20h 50m. Alternatively, SkyAlps flies from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €17–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–75
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15–100
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–420
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Paola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–93
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €87–93
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €23–28
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Bolzano to Verona - Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Bolzano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bolzano South to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bolzano South to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Bolzano to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
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