By plane

Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, also known as Vincenzo Bellini Airport, is an international airport in Sicily located about 4.3 km southwest of Catania. It is the busiest airport in Sicily and in 2015 handled more than 7 million passengers.

Traveling to and from the airport is easy, due to its vicinity to the city center

Airport shuttle: There is an organized shuttle service with AMT Alibus from Catania International Airport to the city center and the Train station. Main bus stops are: Stazione Est, Libertà, Italia, Verga, Trento, Viale, Bellini Ovest, Stesicoro, Sicilia, Repubblica Sud, Stazione Ovest, Cutelli, Civita, Dusmet, Aeroporto, Archi.

  • The bus goes every 25 minutes, from 4.40 AM to midnight. 
  • Journey time: 20 minutes to the main square (Duomo), 30 minutes to the Train station
  • The ticket costs 4 euro and is valid for 90 minutes, but you have to validate it in the electronic ticket machine on the bus. Tickets are also available on board.
  • The bus departure and arrival point is located at a bus station just outside the terminal building, some 50 meters from the entrance to the airport.  
  • On the way back to the airport, the bus has the same route (departing from the Train station and the main square

More information is available here: http://www.amt.ct.it/?page_id=2610

Airport shuttle: There is an organized shuttle service with AMT Alibus from Catania International Airport to the city center and the Train station. The bus goes every 20 minutes, from 5.00 AM to midnight. The ticket costs 4 euro and is valid for 90 minutes, but you have to validate it in the electronic ticket machine on the bus.     

  • Journey time: 20 minutes to the main square (Duomo), 30 minutes to the Train station
  • The bus departure and arrival point is located at a bus station just outside the terminal building, some 50 meters from the entrance to the airport.  
  • On the way back to the airport, the bus has the same route (departing from the Train station and the main square)

Public bus: Local bus line 457 will take you downtown from the Fontanarossa airport in 20 minutes just like Alibus, but you might have to wait a bit longer because the public bus goes every 40 minutes. The good thing though is that the single ticket costs only 1 euro! You have to buy the ticket before you enter the bus and you can do that at the newspaper stand (Tabacchi) at the airport. Bus departure point is at the bus station in front of the airport building. (see timetable)

Taxi services (Radio Taxi Catania)– Taxis are available from Catania airport and you will find them in front of the terminal building, Arrivals area. You can even call them or book the taxi online, using the mobile app. The prices start at18 euros, depending on the location.  

Renting a car at Catania airport – there are several car rental companies located at and around the airport, mostly local companies and three larger companies – Sixt, Budget and Hertz. There is also Avis rental company, located a bit away from the terminal building (1.4 km), next to the Catania International Airport Hotel. The easiest way to rent a car is to compare the prices on the following link, save time and book online.  

By ferry

Several Ferries run from mainland Italy to Catania. There is an overnight car ferry that runs daily between Naples and Catania as well as ones from Genova and Civitavecchia. One can also get a ferry to/from Valletta, Malta.

Downtown

Catania has a compact center and it is most convenient just to walk around.

 

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