Cheapest Flights to Catania
About Catania
Catania is located in the east of Italy’s famous Sicily Island. It is Sicily’s largest and Italy’s 10th largest city, surrounded by the Ionian Sea. Although it is located along the sea, the city is notable for being neighbors with the Mount Etna volcano, which continues to show seismic activity. Catania has an important significance in the history of Italy and Europe. The effects of the Renaissance still live in Catania’s culture, history, structures, and art.
The city was influenced by not only the Roman Empire but Greek civilization as well. Catania was once a Greek colony. Located in the southern tip of Italy, the city experiences temperatures of 35 degrees in the summer and 17 degrees in the winter. Seen as a resort city, Catania has a population of 300 thousand. The Fontana dell'Elefante is the symbol of the city. Structures bearing Roman and Greek influences include the Greek-Roman theater, Odeon, the Amphitheater, the Forum, and the Roman arcades. Structures bearing Renaissance influences include the Cathedral and many Baroque churches, the most important being the San Francesco Borgia, San Benedetto, Santa Maria dell’Aiuto, Sant'agata alla Fornace, and the San Francesco d’Assisi all’Immacolata. Catania’s cuisine is very rich. Make sure to try its famous Italian pasta with Mediterranean vegetables, Pasta alla Norma. Those who are open to new tastes should try the appetizers made from horsemeat. The city has great marketplaces to go shopping. Locals buy their ingredients from the fish market in the Piazza del Duomo and the food and beverage market in Via Etnea. The Catania Fontanarossa Airport serves flights to many European cities. The airport is a 20-minute bus ride from the city center.
Transportation to Catania City Center from Airport
Fontanarossa Airport
Fontanarossa Airport in Catania, located in Italy's Sicily region, is only 4 kilometers away from the city center. The airport in Catania, which is the second largest city in the Italian island of Sicily, is not only the busiest airport in the region but also the sixth busiest airport all around the country.
With a wide range of transport option, the transportation network in Catania allows you to travel comfortably and fast in Catania offering a lot of alternatives to travel between the city and Fontanarossa Airport, which is close to the city center.
In addition to this, you can take advantage of numerous services before or after your flight, as well as you can enjoy your time with various activities that are available for you at the airport.
Taxi
You can get to the city center safely and comfortably thanks to the taxis that officially serve at Fontanarossa Airport. You can easily ask the taxi company's office inside the terminal building to get a taxi ready for you immediately after your plane arrives at the airport, or you can also prefer to take a taxi available in front of the terminal building.
Bus
Taking the bus is another option you can prefer to reach the city center from Fontanarossa Airport. You can get to the city center, which is easy to reach through many different bus lines, easily and economically by buses. You can reach the city center by taking advantage of AMT Alibus buses, which depart every 20 minutes from 5 am until midnight. This bus line follows a route consisting of the stops at Catania Railway Station, Martiri Liberta, Sicilia, Stesicoro, Etnea, Duomo, Borsellino Square, Muolino S Lucia, Colombo, Tempio, Faro Biscari and Asse dei servizi. In addition, there are also many bus lines you can prefer to travel to other areas outside the city center. You can take one of these buses that are available for you in front of the arrival terminal of Fontanarossa Airport depending on wherever you want to go.
Rent a car
Renting a car may be another option you can prefer to reach the city center from Fontanarossa Airport. This service, which is offered to those who want to travel comfortably and freely by a private car, is provided by the car rental companies at the airport. You can easily and quickly get to the city center by taking this option with the best rates and quality guaranteed cars. Among the car rental companies you can choose from are AP Transfers, Forzese, Hertz, Holiday, Hollywood, Italy and Locauto.
