There are 10 ways to get from Portovenere to Catania by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, train (Trenitalia), 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.
Train to Pisa International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
4h 34m€51–247Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Vezzano Ligure to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
7h 14m€45–209Line 02 ferry, train, ferry
- Take the ferry from Portovenere to La Speziaferry 02
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fb / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini 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
13h 46mBus
- Take the bus from La Spezia to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 504 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cataniabus N597 / ...
18h 44m€98–161Train, night train
- Take the train from Vezzano Ligure to Viareggiotrain Re
- Take the train from Viareggio to Prato Centraletrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Prato Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
20h 2m€107–175Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GOA - CTA
5h 39m€55–177Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vezzano Ligure to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
7h 56m€47–277Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fb / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
15h 3m€134–267Train, bus
- Take the train from Vezzano Ligure to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus Itabus
21h 5m€77–129Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portovenere to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
11h 50m€209–311
Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portovenere to Catania is to train and bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 21h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Portovenere to Catania is to train and fly which takes 4h 34m and costs €50 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Portovenere to Catania. However, there are services departing from Portovenere and arriving at Catania via La Spezia and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Portovenere to Catania. However, there are services departing from Vezzano Ligure and arriving at Catania Centrale via Viareggio and Prato Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 2m.
The distance between Portovenere and Catania is 888 km.
The best way to get from Portovenere to Catania without a car is to line 02 ferry and train and ferry which takes 13h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Portovenere to Catania, including transfers.
Portovenere to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Spezia station.
Portovenere to Catania train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Vezzano Ligure station.
The best way to get from Portovenere to Catania is to bus which takes 18h 44m and costs €95 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €270 and takes 15h 3m.
What companies run services between Portovenere, Italy and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Portovenere to Catania via La Spezia - Questura, La Spezia, and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 18h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Portovenere to Catania Centrale via La Spezia Centrale and Roma Termini in around 15h 3m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–110
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15–90
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Vezzano Ligure to Viareggio
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Viareggio to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Vezzano Ligure to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Vezzano Ligure to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Vezzano Ligure to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Prato Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Spezia to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 0187732987
- [email protected]
- Website
- Consorzio Marittimo Turistico Cinque Terre Golfo dei Poeti
Ferry from Portovenere to La Spezia
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Consorzio Marittimo Turistico Cinque Terre Golfo dei Poeti
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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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Portovenere to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Portovenere to Catania train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Viareggio station.
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