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How to get fromDresden to Cataniaby plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or car ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Catania by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, or car ferry

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  1. Fly from Dresden Airport

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    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane DRS - CTA
    7h 31m
    €153–366

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane BER - CTA
    6h 16m
    €90–326

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Kufsteintrain train 91
    3. Take the train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train Rjx
    4. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano Bozentrain train Re
    5. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain train Fr
    6. Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain train Ic
    28h 27m
    €337–989

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N1304 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Catania Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 1m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Hof Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hof Hbf to München Hbftrain train Re2
    3. Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain night train Ini
    35h 24m
    €245–496

  6. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane PRG - CTA
    6h 27m

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Görlitz Bahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the train from Goerlitz to Jelenia Goratrain train Os
    3. Take the bus from JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralna to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8bus bus
    4. Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Catania Via D'Amicobus bus
    41h 58m
    €190–491

  8. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dresden to Villa S. Giovannicar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar car
    19h 57m
    €348–512

Dresden to Catania by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration28h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€337Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,536.4 km
  • Duration: 7h 31m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Catania, Italy?

Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Catania Centrale via Leipzig Hbf, Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen, and Roma Termini in around 28h 27m.

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