There are 8 ways to get from Catania to Nerja by plane, car, train, bus, night 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 Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, drive
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane CTA - GRX
- Drive from Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX to Nerjacar
6h 18m€85–292Fly to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CTA - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
6h 23m€69–161Train, bus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Sapritrain Ic
- Take the train from Sapri to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Take the bus from Florence to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
46h 3m€323–673Night train, train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Catania Centrale to Milano Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
39h 37m€370–768Fly to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane CTA - LEI
- Take the bus from Almeria to Almuñecarbus
8h 32m€124–390Bus, train
- Take the bus from Catania Via D'Amico to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
2d€262–510Bus
- Take the bus from Catania to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Madridbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
2d 3h€262–468Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Rome Fiumicino Airport Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from FIUMICINO | Aeroporto to CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Maro Empalmebus
2d 11h€260–447
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Nerja is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €170 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Nerja is to fly and drive which takes 6h 18m and costs €80 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Nerja. However, there are services departing from Catania and arriving at Maro Empalme via Milan, Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Catania and Nerja is 1766 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Nerja without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h 3m and costs €320 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Catania to Nerja, including transfers.
Catania to Nerja bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Catania station.
Catania to Nerja bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Book your Catania to Nerja bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 6393+ hotels available in Nerja.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Nerja, Spain?
You can take a bus from Catania to Nerja via Milan, Madrid, Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses, Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, and Maro Empalme in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Almería Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Sapri
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Sapri to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Catania Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Almeria to Almuñecar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Catania Via D'Amico to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Rome Fiumicino Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- Cotral S.p.A.
Bus from FIUMICINO | Aeroporto to CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- Cotral S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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