There are 4 ways to get from Tunisia to Mount Etna by plane, unknown, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Tunis, travel
best- Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TUN - CTA
- Walk from Catania-Airport-CTA to Mount Etnaunknown
4hCar ferry, bus, travel
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
- Walk from Pedara to Mount Etnaunknown
20h 16mBus to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Gabes to El Groobus
- Fly from Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DJE - CTA
- Walk from Catania-Airport-CTA to Mount Etnaunknown
19h 32mCar ferry, train, travel
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Walk from Etna to Mount Etnaunknown
22h 12m
Tunis (TUN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Tunisia and Mount Etna is 474 km.
The best way to get from Tunisia to Mount Etna without a car is to car ferry and bus and travel which takes 20h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h to get from Tunisia to Mount Etna, including transfers.
Mount Etna is 1h ahead of Tunisia. It is currently 9:12 AM in Tunisia and 10:12 AM in Mount Etna.
There are 5440+ hotels available in Mount Etna.
What companies run services between Tunisia and Mount Etna, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Tunisia to Mount Etna. However, you can take the line 635 bus to Aeroport Carthage, walk to Tunis (TUN) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), then travel to Mount Etna. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Maison Blanche to Mount Etna via Cité Taïeb M'hiri, Port La Goulette, Port of Tunis, Port of Palermo, Palermo Camera di commercio, Palermo Oreto Orsi, Catania Central Bus Station, Catania, and Pedara in around 20h 16m.
- Website
- tunisairexpress.net
Flights from Tunis to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Djerba–Zarzis International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +216 75 640 070
- [email protected]
- Website
- srtm.tn
Bus from Gabes to El Groo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- srtm.tn
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Port of Tunis to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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