There are 8 ways to get from Hamburg to Catania by plane, train (Trenitalia), train, bus, night train, busferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HAM - CTA
5h 23m€73–333Train
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
27h 33m€482–1,501Train, bus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Basel to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
28h 39mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
34h 45m€307–1,036Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HAJ - CTA
8h 43m€173–453Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
34h 6mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Catania Via D'Amicobusferry
2d 11hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Hamburg to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
22h 59m€392–575
Hamburg to Catania by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Catania is to fly which costs €70 - €340 and takes 5h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Catania is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs €70 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Hamburg central bus station and arriving at Catania Central Bus Station via ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to Catania. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Dammtor and arriving at Catania Centrale via Frankfurt, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 33m.
The distance between Hamburg and Catania is 1853 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Catania without a car is to train which takes 27h 33m and costs €480 - €1500.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Hamburg to Catania, including transfers.
Hamburg to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg central bus station.
Hamburg to Catania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Dammtor station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Catania is to fly which takes 5h 23m and costs €70 - €340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €480 - €1500 and takes 27h 33m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 34h 6m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Catania, Italy?
Eurowings, Neos, and two other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hamburg Dammtor to Catania Centrale via Frankfurt, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Roma Termini in around 27h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €290–950
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Basel to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
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Hamburg to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Hamburg to Catania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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