There are 9 ways to get from Southampton to Catania by train, plane, bus, ferry, 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.
Train to London City Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LCY - CTA
7h 47m€141–500Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane STN - CTA
7h 35m€100–277Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
43h 45m€301–436Ferry, train, night train
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havreferry
- Take the train from Le Havre to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the nighttrain from Milano Centrale to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
40h 34m€357–532Fly from Southampton Airport
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SOU - CTA
9h 35m€132–244Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LGW - CTA
7h 34m€102–330Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane LTN - CTA
7h 22m€121–332Bus via Naples
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
47h 10m€196–346Train, night train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Catania Centralenighttrain Ini
42h 36m€471–893
Southampton to Catania by bus, ferry, foot, train, and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Catania is to train and fly which costs €100 - €280 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Catania is to train and fly which takes 7h 22m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at Catania Central Bus Station via London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg Park&Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Southampton to Catania. However, there are services departing from Southampton Central and arriving at Catania Centrale via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Muenchen Hbf and Firenze Campo Marte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 36m.
The distance between Southampton and Catania is 2096 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Catania without a car is to bus which takes 43h 45m and costs €300 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Southampton to Catania, including transfers.
Southampton to Catania bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Catania train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Southampton Central station.
The best way to get from Southampton to Catania is to bus which takes 43h 45m and costs €300 - €440. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €250 and takes 9h 35m.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Coach Station to Catania Central Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg Park&Drive in around 43h 45m. Alternatively, KLM, Transavia Holland, and four other airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Southampton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Havre to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Milano Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–350
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Booking & Getting There
Southampton to Catania bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Catania is 1h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 10:23 AM in Southampton and 11:23 AM in Catania.
Southampton to Catania train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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