There are 9 ways to get from Catania to Cartagena by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CTA - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
5h 54m€63–159Bus
- Take the bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence to Perpignanbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
40h 26m€242–418Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Latinatrain Ic
- Take the train from Latina to Civitavecchiatrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Cartagenabus
44h 49m€252–423Train, bus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Genova P.Za Principetrain Fa / ...
- Take the bus from Genoa to Zaragozabus
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid Chamartíntrain Re
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
45h 54m€323–700Fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CTA - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain
9h 5m€90–221Fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane CTA - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
9h 36m€104–377Fly to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)plane CTA - RMU
7h 34m€96–307Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Turin Stura Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Gare de Lyon-Perrachebus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
2d 1h€230–436Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centraletrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Estacio De Francia to Estació del Nordtrain Re
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Cartagenatrain Ic
2d 12h€301–479
Catania to Cartagena by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Cartagena is to fly and bus which costs €60 - €160 and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Cartagena is to fly and bus which takes 5h 54m and costs €60 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Catania and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena via Florence, Perpignan - Bus Station and Estación de Autobuses de Murcia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 26m.
The distance between Catania and Cartagena is 1498 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Cartagena without a car is to bus which takes 40h 26m and costs €240 - €420.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Catania to Cartagena, including transfers.
Catania to Cartagena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Catania station.
The best way to get from Catania to Cartagena is to bus which takes 40h 26m and costs €240 - €420. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €310 and takes 7h 34m.
Catania to Cartagena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Catania to Cartagena bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Cartagena, Spain?
You can take a bus from Catania to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena via Florence, Perpignan - Bus Station, Murcia, and Estación de Autobuses de Murcia in around 40h 26m. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Latina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Latina to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Estacio De Francia to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Almería to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Turin Stura Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Gare de Lyon-Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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