There are 11 ways to get from Catania to Groningen by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, 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.
Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CTA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
5h 57m€114–293Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane CTA - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningentrain
7h€104–290Train, ferry
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningentrain
28h 5mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Port of Palermocar
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Groningencar
33h 35m€387–584Bus
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrèsbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 810 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central stationbus 075 / ...
38h 34m€308–425Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane CTA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
8h 51m€173–537Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CTA - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
7h 15m€107–572Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane CTA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
7h 56m€112–340Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Catania Centrale to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Firenze Campo di Marte to Tarvisio Boscoverdetrain Nj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)train 35
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
39h 14m€327–699Bus, train
- Take the bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Dortmund Hbfbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Enschedetrain
- Take the train from Enschede to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
39h 45m€308–427Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Groningen central stationbus
40h 55m€227–347
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Groningen is to fly and train which costs €110 - €340 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Groningen is to fly and train which takes 5h 57m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania station to Groningen station. However, there are services departing from Catania Central Bus Station and arriving at Groningen central station via Brussels-North train station and Amsterdam Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Catania to Groningen. However, there are services departing from Catania Centrale and arriving at Groningen via Firenze Campo di Marte, Tarvisio Boscoverde, Villach Hbf, Münster Hauptbahnhof and Leer(Ostfriesl). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 14m.
The distance between Catania and Groningen is 2050 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Groningen without a car is to train and ferry which takes 28h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Catania to Groningen, including transfers.
Catania to Groningen bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Catania Central Bus Station.
Catania to Groningen train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Catania Centrale station.
Catania to Groningen bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès station.
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 Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès, Brussels-North train station, and Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 38h 34m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €13–19
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €400–650
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €42
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Catania Centrale to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Firenze Campo di Marte to Tarvisio Boscoverde
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–100
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
Train from Enschede to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €270–380
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Catania Central Bus Station to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €270–370
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Airport to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Groningen central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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