There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Catania by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CPT - CTA
16h 37m€241–613Fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CPT - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
21h 17m€283–710Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane CPT - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
21h 21m€378–1,340
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Catania is to fly which costs €240 - €650 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Catania is to fly which takes 16h 37m and costs €240 - €650.
The distance between Cape Town and Catania is 7971 km.
It takes approximately 16h 37m to get from Cape Town to Catania, including transfers.
Catania is 1h behind Cape Town. It is currently 1:49 AM in Cape Town and 12:49 AM in Catania.
There are 4596+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Catania, Italy?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Munich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Zurich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Zurich, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Zurich, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Zurich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Zurich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Zurich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Zurich, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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