There are 7 ways to get from Dresden to Catania by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, car ferry, 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 Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane DRS - CTA
6h 46m€142–331Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PRG - CTA
6h 41m€77–195Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Kufsteintrain 91
- Take the train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Catania Centraletrain Ic
28h 19m€321–689Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus N1304 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Catania Central Bus Stationbus
30h 55m€244–336Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dresden to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Cataniacar
19h 57m€358–526Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BER - CTA
6h 23m€91–322Train, bus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Görlitz Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Goerlitz to Jelenia Goratrain Os
- Take the bus from JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralna to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8bus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Catania Via D'Amicobus
41h 50m€188–438
Dresden to Catania by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Catania is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Catania is to train and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €90 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Catania station. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Catania Central Bus Station via Nürnberg, Zob. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Catania. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Catania Centrale via Leipzig Hbf, Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen and Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 19m.
The distance between Dresden and Catania is 1536 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Catania without a car is to train which takes 28h 19m and costs €320 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Dresden to Catania, including transfers.
Dresden to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Catania train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Catania is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €140 - €340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €320 - €700 and takes 28h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €240 - €340 and takes 30h 55m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Catania, Italy?
Lufthansa and Lufthansa City fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Catania Centrale via Leipzig Hbf, Kufstein, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Bolzano Bozen, and Roma Termini in around 28h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Görlitz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- informacja@kolejedolnoslaskie.eu
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Goerlitz to Jelenia Gora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden central station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–23
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Nürnberg, Zob to Catania Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–300
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from JELENIA GÓRA, ul. Teatralna to BATTIPAGLIA, Via Belvedere, 26A , naprzeciw stacji Q8
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Battipaglia Ospedale to Catania Via D'Amico
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- 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
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Dresden to Catania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
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