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How to get fromMadrid Airport (MAD) to Cataniaby plane, bus, train, or night train

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There are 7 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Catania by plane, bus, train, or night train

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  1. Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane plane MAD - CTA
    2h 40m
    €50–220

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Genoabus bus
    2. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Roma Terminitrain train Fb / ...
    3. Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain train Ic
    39h 11m
    €248–534

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain train
    2. Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain train
    3. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain train Ic
    4. Take the nighttrain from Piacenza to Catania Centralenighttrain night train Ini
    38h 19m
    €353–675

  4. Fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane plane MAD - CIY
    2. Take the bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Aeroporto Vincenzo Bellini/Fontanarossabus bus
    8h 1m
    €185–734

  5. Bus, train via Latina

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Genoabus bus
    2. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Latinatrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Latina to Catania Centraletrain train Ic
    40h 42m
    €248–494

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus bus FlixBus N1138
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Cataniabus bus N597 / ...
    45h
    €261–443

  7. Bus via Padova

    1. Take the bus from Alcalá de Henares to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Bologna, P.zza Venti Settembrebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus bus
    2d 1h
    €220–330

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Catania by subway, train, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration39h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket€248Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,644.2 km
  • Duration: 2h 40m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Catania, Italy?

Ryanair and Iberia fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aeropuerto T4 to Catania via Estación De Atocha, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Méndez Álvaro P.V., Madrid, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 45h.

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