Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
In town, the 1-4 local bus runs from the train station to Via Etnea, and the 4-7 local bus
runs to Piazza del Duomo. Tickets, from
tabacchi,
cost €1 and last 90 minutes.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Catania is easily reached from Messina on the A18 autostrada as well as from Palermo on
the A19. From the autostrada, signs for the city centre direct you to Via Etnea. Choosing
to drive in town means you will have to deal with the city's complicated one-way system
- for example, you can only drive along Via Vittorio Emanuele II from west to east, while
the parallel Via Giuseppe Garibaldi runs from east to west.
Parking is extremely difficult in the city centre. If you're bringing your own car, con-
sider staying at a hotel/B&B with parking facilities; if you're hiring a car, the advice is to
pick up the car as you leave town and return it when you re-enter.
TAXI
For a taxi, call
CST
(
095 33 09 66)
. There are taxi ranks at the train station and on Piazza
del Duomo.
TRAIN
Frequent, but very slow, trains connect Catania with Messina (€7 to €10.50 , 1½ to two
hours) and Syracuse (€6.35 to €9.50, 1¼ hours), while there are one or two direct services
to Palermo (€12.50 to €15.30) and Agrigento (€10.40 to €14.50).
