There are 9 ways to get from Nantes to Catania by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane NTE - CTA
5h 7m€66–242Train, ferry
- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re
24h 29mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Nantes to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
33h 7m€344–507Bus via Aosta
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Aostabus 144
- Take the bus from Aosta to Catania Airportbus
40h 17m€222–352Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Nantes to Massy TGVtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORY - CTA
7h 2m€142–336Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane NTE - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
11h 35m€128–459Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane NTE - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
10h 2m€93–409Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Metzbus N90 / ...
- Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
40h 24m€310–436Train, night train
- Take the train from Nantes to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
30h 52m€338–535
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Catania is to fly which costs €65 - €250 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Catania is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €65 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Catania. However, there are services departing from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and arriving at Catania Airport via Geneva and Aosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Catania. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Catania Centrale via Modane and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 52m.
The distance between Nantes and Catania is 1748 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Nantes to Catania, including transfers.
Nantes to Catania bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Catania train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Catania is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €65 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus via Aosta, which costs €220 - €360 and takes 40h 17m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Catania, Italy?
Volotea and easyJet fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Catania Airport via Geneva and Aosta in around 40h 17m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aosta to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–340
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Nantes to Catania bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Geneva - Bus Station.
Nantes to Catania train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Modane station.
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