There are 9 ways to get from Groningen to Catania by train, plane, ferry, bus, 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.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AMS - CTA
6h 57m€119–309Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EIN - CTA
7h 57m€100–328Train, ferry
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa 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
28h 31mBus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 075 / ...
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Brussels-North train stationbus 810 / ...
- Take the bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
38h 43mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Groningen to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
22h 58m€451–660Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DUS - CTA
8h 56m€105–445Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HAM - CTA
10h 10m€127–557Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Airportbus
40h 15m€200–333Train, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Enschedetrain
- Take the train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
40h 17m
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Catania is to train and fly which costs €110 - €310 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Catania is to train and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Catania Central Bus Station via Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 43m.
The distance between Groningen and Catania is 2050 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 28h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Groningen to Catania, including transfers.
Groningen to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Book your Groningen to Catania bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 4862+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Catania Central Bus Station via Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Brussels-North train station, and Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès in around 38h 43m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €30–45
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €13–19
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €16–24
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €280–490
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–400
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Enschede to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Zwolle to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Groningen central station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen central station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Dortmund Hbf to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
Want to know more about travelling around Italy
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Travelling by boat in Italy
Read the travel guide






























































