There are 7 ways to get from Catania to Ionian Islands by plane, busferry, bus, train, 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
4h 57m€60–160Bus 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 43mTrain, 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
34h 8mFly to Zakynthos International Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane CTA - ZTH
5h 35m€80–177Fly to Kefalonia Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane CTA - EFL
5h 40m€84–220Fly to Preveza Airport
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane CTA - PVK
5h 30m€87–297Bus 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
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Ionian Islands is to fly which costs €60 - €160 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Ionian Islands is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €60 - €160.
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 bus and ferry and bus which takes 31h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 57m 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 4:58 PM in Catania and 5:58 PM in Ionian Islands.
There are 3092+ hotels available in Ionian Islands.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Ionian Islands, Greece?
ITA Airways, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- 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
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- 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
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- [email protected]
- Website
- olgenotravel.com
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://olgenotravel.com/
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/boraku
- Phone
- +7 916 321-96-39
- [email protected]
- Website
- rivierabus.com
Bus from Vlorë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://www.rivierabus.com/albania/
- 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.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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