There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Catania by plane, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MEL - CTA
25h 14m€618–1,518Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MEB - CTA
44h 21m€324–904Fly Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane MEL - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
33h 39m€485–1,345Fly Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane MEL - CIY
- Take the bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Aeroporto Vincenzo Bellini/Fontanarossabus
31h€527–1,375
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Catania is to fly which costs €320 - €950 and takes 44h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Catania is to fly which takes 25h 14m and costs €600 - €1600.
The distance between Melbourne and Catania is 15665 km.
It takes approximately 25h 14m to get from Melbourne to Catania, including transfers.
Catania is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:39 PM in Melbourne and 4:39 AM in Catania.
There are 4655+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Catania, Italy?
Emirates, Flydubai, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice daily.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Delhi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Adelaide, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–1,900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Ragusa Bus Terminal to Aeroporto Vincenzo Bellini/Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–12
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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