There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Catania by plane, ferry, train, busferry, or bus
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Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MEL - CTA
24h 39m€617–1,117Fly to Trapani Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane MEL - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Terminal Busbus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
33h 16m€492–1,177Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MEL - REG
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
32h 14mFly to Malta International Airport, bus and ferry, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane MEL - MLA
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallobusferry
- Take the bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania Airportbus
31h 26m€893–1,539
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Catania is to fly which costs €600 - €1200 and takes 24h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Catania is to fly which takes 24h 39m and costs €600 - €1200.
The distance between Melbourne and Catania is 15665 km.
It takes approximately 24h 39m to get from Melbourne to Catania, including transfers.
Catania is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:21 PM in Melbourne and 4:21 AM in Catania.
There are 4876+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Catania, Italy?
Emirates, Flydubai, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Doha, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €500–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trapani Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–4,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,300
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €320–800
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €320–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–950
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–950
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Malta International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–850
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +39 091-6208000
- [email protected]
- Website
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
Bus from Pozzallo Viale Europa to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- aziendasicilianatrasporti.it
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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