There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Catania by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, night train, or 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AMS - CTA
5h 17m€99–302Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BRU - CTA
6h 19m€80–278Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
28h 55m€462–708Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Port of Genoacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
35h 11m€339–502Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Lingottotrain Tgv
- Take the nighttrain from Torino Lingotto to Villa S.Giovanninighttrain Ini
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain Re
30h 24mTrain to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane EIN - CTA
6h 15m€87–258Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CRL - CTA
7h 17m€120–333Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RTM - CTA
2h 45m€240–650Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Brussels-North train stationbus 813 / ...
- Take the bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
36h 1m€283–399Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania Airportbus N597 / ...
36h 25m€201–322
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Catania is to train and fly which costs €80 - €280 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Catania is to fly which takes 2h 45m and costs €240 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Catania Central Bus Station via Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 1m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Catania is 1887 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Catania without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 55m and costs €460 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Rotterdam to Catania, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Catania is to fly which takes 2h 45m and costs €240 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €280 - €400 and takes 36h 1m.
The quickest flight from Rotterdam The Hague Airport Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 45m.
Rotterdam to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Catania, Italy?
Transavia Holland flies from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Catania Central Bus Station via Brussels-North train station and Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès in around 36h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Torino Lingotto to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €270–380
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rotterdam to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
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