There are 11 ways to get from Milan to Etna by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or night train
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Fly Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LIN - CTA
3h 44m€212–352Fly Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane LIN - CIY
- Drive from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Etnacar
5h 2m€111–311Train, ferry
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Giarre-Ripostotrain Re
11h 33mBus
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
20h 44mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Milan to Port of Genoacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Etnacar
25h 38m€153–243Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MXP - CTA
4h 15m€174–325Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BGY - CTA
4h 22m€195–385Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TRN - CTA
4h 42m€193–375Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VRN - CTA
5h 9m€206–448Bus via Milano, San Donato M3
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Cataniabus N528
23h€120–200Night train
- Take the night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
21h 22m€120–250
Milan to Etna by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Etna is to bus via Milano, San Donato M3 which costs €120 - €200 and takes 23h.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Etna is to fly which takes 3h 44m and costs €210 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Etna. However, there are services departing from Milano - Famagosta and arriving at Etna via Catania. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Etna. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Catania Centrale via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 22m.
The distance between Milan and Etna is 1056 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Etna without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Milan to Etna, including transfers.
Milan to Etna bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Milano - Famagosta station.
Milan to Etna train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Etna is to fly which takes 3h 44m and costs €210 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 20h 44m.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Etna, Italy?
ITA Airways, Aeroitalia, and FlexFlight ApS fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) hourly. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Milano - Famagosta to Catania Central Bus Station once a week, and the journey takes 17h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–180
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–600
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–600
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €18–120
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €18–90
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–150
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Giarre-Riposto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Giarre-Riposto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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Milan to Etna bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Catania Central Bus Station.
Milan to Etna train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, arrive at Catania Centrale station.
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