There are 6 ways to get from Tarragona to Catania by train, plane, ferry, bus, 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, fly
best- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BCN - CTA
5h 52m€57–151Train, ferry
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale 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
25h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Florencebus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cataniabus
31h 36m€164–283Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Paseo De Graciatrain Re
- Take the carferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
2d 1h€221–365Train, ferry via Turin
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- 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
26h 58mBus via Milan
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - Airport Prat T1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
38h 25m€182–379
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Catania is to train and fly which costs €55 - €160 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Tarragona to Catania is to train and fly which takes 5h 52m and costs €55 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarragona station to Catania. However, there are services departing from Tarragona - Bus Station and arriving at Catania via Perpignan and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 36m.
The distance between Tarragona and Catania is 1291 km.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Catania without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Tarragona to Catania, including transfers.
Tarragona to Catania bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Tarragona - Bus Station.
Tarragona to Catania bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Perpignan - Bus Station.
Book your Tarragona to Catania bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 4816+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Tarragona, Spain and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Catania via Perpignan and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 31h 36m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–390
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - Airport Prat T1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Perpignan to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Tarragona to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarragona to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- 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
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