There are 8 ways to get from Catania to Ionian Islands by plane, train, busferry, bus, or 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 Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane CTA - CFU
5h 42m€70–180Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
26h 42mTrain, ferry, bus and 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 Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
33h 59mFly to Kefalonia Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane CTA - EFL
5h 45m€96–216Fly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane CTA - ZTH
5h 30m€97–210Fly to Preveza Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane CTA - PVK
5h€128–306Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
31h 43mBus and ferry, bus via Sarandë
- Take the busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Sarandëbus
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Patrabus
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
34h 41m
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Ionian Islands is to fly which costs €70 - €180 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Ionian Islands is to fly which takes 5h and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Ionian Islands. However, there are services departing from Catania Via D'Amico and arriving at Zakynthos via Vlorë and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 43m.
The distance between Catania and Ionian Islands is 486 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Ionian Islands without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 26h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Catania to Ionian Islands, including transfers.
Catania to Ionian Islands bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Catania Via D'Amico station.
Catania to Ionian Islands bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Vlorë station.
Ionian Islands is 1h ahead of Catania. It is currently 6:36 AM in Catania and 7:36 AM in Ionian Islands.
There are 2462+ hotels available in Ionian Islands.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Ionian Islands, Greece?
easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Catania Via D'Amico to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302695022255
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
- Phone
- +355 69 22 76 426
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- [email protected]
- Website
- Olgeno Travel
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Olgeno Travel
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 163 492
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- Boraku
- Phone
- +7 916 321-96-39
- [email protected]
- Website
- RivieraBus
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- RivieraBus
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- [email protected]
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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