There are 8 ways to get from Munich to Catania by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Munich International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MUC - CTA
4h 48m€102–257Bus to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from München to Memmingen Airportbus
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FMM - CTA
5h 30m€44–240Train
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Kufsteintrain Rb
- Take the train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Salernotrain Fr
- Take the train from Salerno to Messina Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re
21h 18m€218–454Bus
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Catania Central Bus Stationbus Catania– Dortmund
22h 1m€190–270Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
26h 34m€142–286Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STR - CTA
7h 6m€99–344Bus via Salerno
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Salernobus N532
- Take the bus from Salerno to Catania Airportbus N528
26h 55m€151–225Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
16h 7m€285–420
Munich to Catania by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Catania is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €240 and takes 5h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €100 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from München Hackerbrücke and arriving at Catania Central Bus Station station. Services depart twice a week, and operate Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 22h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Catania. However, there are services departing from Muenchen Hbf and arriving at Catania Centrale via Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen, Salerno and Messina Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 18m.
The distance between Munich and Catania is 1275 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Catania without a car is to train which takes 21h 18m and costs €210 - €460.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Munich to Catania, including transfers.
Munich to Catania bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from München Hackerbrücke station.
Munich to Catania train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, depart from Muenchen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Catania is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €210 - €460 and takes 21h 18m, you could also bus, which costs €190 - €270 and takes 22h 1m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Catania, Italy?
Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and ITA Airways fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Muenchen Hbf to Catania Centrale via Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen, Salerno, and Messina Centrale in around 21h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–60
- Seating Carriage
- €16–20
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Salerno to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 (0) 8331 9842 00 509
- [email protected]
- Website
- allgaeu-airport-express.de
Bus from München to Memmingen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Schedules at
- allgaeu-airport-express.de
- On Board Fare
- €22
- Internet fare
- €9
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salerno to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
Munich to Catania bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Catania Central Bus Station.
Munich to Catania train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, arrive at Kufstein station.
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