There are 9 ways to get from Tarragona to Catania by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
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 57m€48–166Train, 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 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 39mBus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de Tarragona to Barcelona - Gran Vía, 618bus e2 / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Florencebus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Cataniabus
32h 13m€212–325Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Tarragona to Port de Barcelonacar
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoaferry
- Take the carferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermocarferry
- Drive from Port of Palermo to Cataniacar
37h 5m€230–346Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VLC - CTA
8h 1m€76–258Fly Reus Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane REU - CTA
16h 4m€77–273Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BCN - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
10h 39m€60–243Train, bus
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain R15 / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan Lampugnano to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
38h 13m€158–293Train, 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€219–341
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Catania is to train and fly which costs €45 - €170 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Tarragona to Catania is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €45 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarragona to Catania. However, there are services departing from Estació d'Autobusos de Tarragona and arriving at Catania via Gran Via - Balmes, Barcelona and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 13m.
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 26h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Tarragona to Catania, including transfers.
Tarragona to Catania bus services, operated by Empresa Plana, depart from Estació d'Autobusos de Tarragona station.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Catania is to bus which takes 32h 13m and costs €210 - €330. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €75 - €280 and takes 16h 4m.
Tarragona to Catania bus services, operated by Empresa Plana, arrive at Barcelona - Gran Vía, 618 station.
Book your Tarragona to Catania bus tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Tarragona, Spain and Catania, Italy?
You can take a bus from Estació d'Autobusos de Tarragona to Catania via Gran Via - Balmes, Estació del Nord - Final de trajecte, Barcelona, and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 32h 13m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Reus Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €22–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €22–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reus Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Reus Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Reus Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €10–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Reus Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- 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 Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de Tarragona to Barcelona - Gran Vía, 618
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €70–130
- 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
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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