There are 5 ways to get from Riace to Catania by train, ferry, bus, 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, ferry (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Monasterace-Stilo to Reggio Calabria C.Letrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re
6h 1mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Riace to Villa San Giovannibus 301195
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni to Cataniabus N596 / ...
6h 27m€12–26Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Riace to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
3h€51–82Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Riace to Rosarnobus
- Take the train from Rosarno 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
6h 6mBus via Caulonia
- Take the bus from Caulonia to Villa San Giovannibus 301195
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Catania Via D'Amicobus
6h 55m€13–19
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riace to Catania is to bus via Caulonia which costs €12 - €20 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Riace to Catania is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h and costs €50 - €85.
No, there is no direct bus from Riace to Catania. However, there are services departing from Riace and arriving at Catania via Riace and Villa San Giovanni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 27m.
The distance between Riace and Catania is 261 km.
The best way to get from Riace to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 6h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Riace to Catania, including transfers.
Riace to Catania bus services, operated by Autolinee Federico, depart from Riace station.
Riace to Catania bus services, operated by Autolinee Federico, arrive at Villa San Giovanni station.
There are 4876+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Riace, Italy and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Riace to Catania via Riace Marina, Riace, Villa San Giovanni, and Villa San Giovanni in around 6h 27m.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monasterace-Stilo to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rosarno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monasterace-Stilo to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Rosarno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rosarno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Rosarno to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- [email protected]
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Riace to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Riace to Rosarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Caulonia to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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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