There are 9 ways to get from Zadar to Catania by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, or shuttle
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 Zadar Airport
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ZAD - CTA
6h 5m€77–155Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain Re
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre 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
22h 27mCatamaran, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the bus from Ancona to Casertabus
- Take the bus from Caserta Piazza Carlo Terzo to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stopbus
24h 54m€140–225Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Zadar to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry 54
- Drive from Bari to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
19h 18m€222–346Bus to Split Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SPU - CTA
8h 10m€80–230Catamaran to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AOI - CTA
10h 45m€117–315Ferry, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pulaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VCE - CTA
11h 39m€92–1,117Catamaran, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
23h 3m€170–337Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna Centralebus N535
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cataniabus N597
27h 40m€139–228
Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Catania is to fly which costs €75 - €160 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Catania is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €75 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Catania. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Catania via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 40m.
The distance between Zadar and Catania is 751 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Catania without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 22h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Zadar to Catania, including transfers.
Zadar to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Catania is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €75 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €230 and takes 27h 40m.
Zadar to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Zadar to Catania bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Catania, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Catania via Bologna Centrale in around 27h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Zadar Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–95
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0733 671222
- [email protected]
- Website
- linea2mari.com
Bus from Ancona to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34–38
- Schedules at
- linea2mari.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Caserta Piazza Carlo Terzo to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +385 98 934 0896
- [email protected]
- Website
- bestline.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–900
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
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