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How to get fromCatania to Groningenby plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or night train

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There are 13 ways to get from Catania to Groningen by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or night train

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  1. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    best
    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane CTA - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    5h 57m
    €117–322

  2. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane CTA - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    7h 51m
    €101–402

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain train Re
    2. Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry ferry M1 / ...
    3. Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Tgv
    5. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    6. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain train
    27h 46m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Dortmund Hbfbus bus Catania– Dortmund
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Groningen central stationbus bus FlixBus 027
    39h 15m
    €295–404

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Catania to Tresmestiericar car
    2. Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Groningencar car
    23h 11m
    €453–706

  6. Fly to Bremen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane CTA - BRE
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    3. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    7h 52m
    €178–561

  7. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CTA - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    7h 19m
    €136–410

  8. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane CTA - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningentrain train
    6h 47m
    €104–300

  9. Fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane CTA - HAM
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    4. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    7h 42m
    €122–372

  10. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane CTA - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train
    3. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    9h 24m
    €194–446

  11. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CTA - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain train
    4. Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain train
    8h 24m
    €133–386

  12. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Catania Centrale to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain night train Ini
    2. Take the train from Firenze Campo di Marte to Tarvisio Boscoverdetrain train Nj
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train train 35
    5. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain train
    39h 14m
    €357–739

  13. Bus via Bologna

    1. Take the bus from Catania Airport to Bologna Centralebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Groningen central stationbus bus
    40h 55m
    €222–343

Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration3h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€79Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,050.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 57m

What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Groningen, Netherlands?

You can take a bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Groningen central station via Dortmund Hbf and Dortmund central bus station in around 39h 15m.

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