How do I get from Catania airport to Syracuse?

Q: How do I get from Catania airport to Syracuse?

Regional train to Siracusa: €8.80 for one traveler, 58–82 min. It leaves you at Siracusa station, a 15-minute walk from the bridge to Ortigia. Direct regional trains run from the airport station to Siracusa in about 60 to 80 minutes for EUR 8.80; about 14 a day, 06:11 to 22:28, with gaps of up to two hours in the afternoon. Siracusa station is a 15-minute walk from the bridge to Ortigia. The last train back that calls at the airport station leaves Siracusa at 19:26.

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1 way to Syracuse

For Catania generally we recommend the Alibus to Catania Centrale and Via Etnea; for Syracuse the answer changes.

Recommended

The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Regional train to Siracusa

Regionale · Trenitalia

58–82 min rideEvery 60 min06:11–22:28

Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa stationSiracusa station

Luggage space

€8.80total for 1 adult€8.80 eachBuy ticketOn Trenitalia

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa station, 600 m from the terminal on the signed footpath or by the 524S shuttle

EUR 8.80 for adults and EUR 4.50 for children on the regional tariff. The shuttle or the walk to the airport station comes on top.

Luggage. An ordinary regional train with racks; no luggage charge.

Hours. About 14 direct trains a day, roughly hourly with gaps of up to two hours in the afternoon.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Direct regional trains run from the airport station to Siracusa in about 60 to 80 minutes for EUR 8.80; about 14 a day, 06:11 to 22:28, with gaps of up to two hours in the afternoon. Siracusa station is a 15-minute walk from the bridge to Ortigia. The last train back that calls at the airport station leaves Siracusa at 19:26.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Fontanarossa into Catania

Your destination

Straight there.

Siracusa, 81 km down the coast — Ortigia, the Duomo and the Greek theatre at Neapolis.

Catania Fontanarossa

Follow the signs

Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa station

Regional train to Siracusa · 58–82 min

Syracuse

Regional train to Siracusa serves Syracuse. Alibus to Catania Centrale and Via Etnea does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Regional train to Siracusa runs 06:11–22:28. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Syracuse

Find the stop

Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Regional train to Siracusa

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Syracuse

58–82 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Alibus to Catania Centrale and Via Etnea stop at Syracuse?

No. It runs to Catania Centrale.

Does the Regional train from Fontanarossa station stop at Syracuse?