There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Catania by train, plane, 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.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BRS - CTA
6h 36m€87–268Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
44h 20m€314–457Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
43h 3m€505–951Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CWL - CTA
10h 43m€87–279Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BHX - CTA
7h 38m€114–291Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LGW - CTA
8h 24m€141–407Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STN - CTA
8h 17m€142–342Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LTN - CTA
8h 3m€162–397Bus via Naples
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
47h 55m€201–356
Cardiff to Catania by train, subway, and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Catania is to train and fly which costs €85 - €270 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Catania is to train and fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €85 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Catania Central Bus Station via London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg Park&Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Catania. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Catania Centrale via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Muenchen Hbf and Firenze Campo Marte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 3m.
The distance between Cardiff and Catania is 2158 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Catania without a car is to bus which takes 44h 20m and costs €310 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Cardiff to Catania, including transfers.
Cardiff to Catania bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Catania train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Catania is to bus which takes 44h 20m and costs €310 - €460. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €85 - €280 and takes 10h 43m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Catania Central Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg Park&Drive in around 44h 20m. Alternatively, KLM, Transavia Holland, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–350
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
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Booking & Getting There
Cardiff to Catania bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Catania is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:37 AM in Cardiff and 2:37 AM in Catania.
Cardiff to Catania train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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