There are 11 ways to get from Genoa to Catania by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GOA - CTA
3h 25m€51–151Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
5h 37m€34–208Train, ferry
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Roma Tiburtinatrain Fa / ...
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re
14h 38mBus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cataniabus N597 / ...
17h 35m€110–169Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
23h 11m€133–194Train to Pisa International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
4h 37m€57–244Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
4h 58m€60–238Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
5h 53m€38–210Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BGY - CTA
5h 29m€65–295Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania La Rena Estbus Sais Autolinee AGGIUNTA43 / ...
24h 53m€115–166Night train, car ferry, train
- Take the nighttrain from Genova Brignole to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the carferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re
18h 36m€116–288
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Catania is to train and fly which costs €30 - €210 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Catania is to fly which takes 3h 25m and costs €50 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Genoa to Catania. However, there are services departing from Genoa and arriving at Catania via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Genoa and Catania is 942 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Genoa to Catania, including transfers.
Genoa to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
The best way to get from Genoa to Catania is to fly which takes 3h 25m and costs €50 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €170 and takes 17h 35m.
Genoa to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Book your Genoa to Catania bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Catania, Italy?
Ryanair and ITA Airways fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Genoa to Catania via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 17h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €13–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–80
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €13–210
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €29–40
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Genova Brignole to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania La Rena Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- [email protected]
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–100
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €35–100
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