There are 4 ways to get from Catania to Sila National Park by bus, taxi, train, ferry, car, 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.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Catania Via D'Amico to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconibus
- Take the taxi from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Sila National Parktaxi
5h 10m€98–128Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Catania to Cosenzabus N596 / ...
7h 1m€35–61Train, ferry, taxi
- 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 Paolatrain Fr
- Take the taxi from Castiglione Cosentin to Sila National Parktaxi
6h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Sila National Parkcar
4h 4m€63–105
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Sila National Park is to bus which costs €30 - €65 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Sila National Park is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 4m and costs €60 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Sila National Park. However, there are services departing from Catania and arriving at Campo San Lorenzo via Cosenza - Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 1m.
The distance between Catania and Sila National Park is 325 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Sila National Park without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 5h 10m and costs €95 - €130.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Catania to Sila National Park, including transfers.
Catania to Sila National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Catania station.
Catania to Sila National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
There are 273+ hotels available in Sila National Park.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Sila National Park, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Catania to Cosenza 3 times a day. Tickets cost €23–40 and the journey takes 4h 50m. Itabus S.p.A. also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Catania Via D'Amico to Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Catania to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- €85–110
Ditta Curcio Pierpaolo servizio Taxi/Ncc Navetta Aeroporto
Taxi Cosenza
- Phone
- +39 329 385 7243
- Website
- facebook.com
Ditta Curcio Pierpaolo servizio Taxi/Ncc Navetta Aeroporto
Taxi Cosenza
- Phone
- +39 329 385 7243
- Website
- facebook.com
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