There are 7 ways to get from Iași to Catania by plane, bus, train, ferry, night train, car, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane IAS - CTA
4h 45m€75–300Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Iaşi to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia 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
31h 11mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Iași to Beclean pe Someştrain
- Take the train from Beclean Pe Somes to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Tarvisio Boscoverdetrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Firenze Campo di Martetrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
47h 58m€281–482Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Iași to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
31h 6m€458–670Bus
- Take the bus from Iaşi to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cataniabus N597
36h 18m€238–328Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Iași to Gura Humorului Oraştrain
- Take the bus from Gura Humorului to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the nighttrain from Napoli Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
45h 24m€85–217Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Catania Via D'Amicobusferry
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Iași to Catania by train and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Iași to Catania is to train and bus and night train which costs €80 - €220 and takes 45h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Iași to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €75 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Iași to Catania. However, there are services departing from Iaşi and arriving at Catania via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Iași to Catania. However, there are services departing from Iași and arriving at Catania Centrale via Beclean Pe Somes, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Tarvisio Boscoverde and Firenze Campo Marte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 58m.
The distance between Iași and Catania is 1489 km.
The best way to get from Iași to Catania without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 31h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 45m to fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), including transfers and time at the airport.
Iași to Catania bus services, operated by Romfour, depart from Iaşi station.
Iași to Catania train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Iași station.
The best way to get from Iași to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €75 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €230 - €330 and takes 36h 18m.
What companies run services between Iași, Romania and Catania, Italy?
Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Iaşi to Catania via Bologna Centrale in around 36h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Iași to Beclean pe Someş
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Beclean Pe Somes to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €37–41
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Iași to Gura Humorului Oraş
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–60
Train from Wien Hbf to Tarvisio Boscoverde
- *
- €65–100
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Firenze Campo di Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–100
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Napoli Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Iaşi to Venezia, Piazzale Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Iaşi to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Gura Humorului to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
There is no direct flight from Iași International Airport Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 45m and has one stopover.
Iași to Catania bus services, operated by Romfour, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Catania is 1h behind Iași. It is currently 11:59 PM in Iași and 10:59 PM in Catania.
Iași to Catania train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Beclean pe Someş station.
Turkish Airlines, Tarom, Austrian Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Iași International Airport Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport Airport.
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