Catania Airport Private Transfer
Your driver in arrivals, flight followed, to your hotel at a fixed price.
- Catania, Palermo and Trapani airports
- Sedans, vans and a coach for up to 27
- Private Mount Etna and island tours
- Free cancellation up to 120 hours before
Where we drive from Catania Airport
12 routes availablePrivate transfers from Catania Airport (Fontanarossa)
Catania Airport (Fontanarossa) is the gateway to eastern Sicily: arrivals are on the ground floor of Terminal A, and Piazza Duomo in the city centre is about 5 kilometres away. By public transport the Alibus runs to the centre for 4 EUR, and the Etna Trasporti and Interbus coaches go to Taormina for 7 EUR in about an hour and a half: from 1 November 2026 they drop to 22 departures on weekdays, the last at 19:45. There is no direct bus or train to Brucoli, and the railway towards Syracuse is closed for works until 31 January 2027. With a private transfer from Catania Airport your driver meets you in arrivals with a name sign, tracks the real landing time and drives you to your hotel where traffic rules allow, otherwise to the nearest point, agreed beforehand. To Taormina you pay 130 EUR in a Standard Sedan and 180 EUR in a Standard Van for up to 8, per vehicle, in about 57 minutes. La Sicilia Tour is based in Acireale, about 37 minutes from the airport.
Where your driver waits: in arrivals, on the ground floor of Terminal A at Fontanarossa, where your driver waits holding a sign with your name; with your flight number in the form the driver already knows the real landing time. Leave your flight number: the driver checks the actual landing time and waits for you even if the flight is late.
The most requested destinations from Catania Airport: Taormina (about 64 km, 57 minutes), Giardini Naxos (about 58 km, 55 minutes), Syracuse and Ortigia (about 64 km, 1 h 05), Mangia's Brucoli (about 45 km, 53 minutes), Catania city centre (about 5 km, 12 minutes), Acireale (about 23 km, 37 minutes), Mount Etna, Rifugio Sapienza (about 40 km, 1 h 05), Noto (about 86 km, 1 h 20), Ragusa Ibla (about 94 km, 1 h 50), Agrigento (about 157 km, 2 h 10), Cefalù (about 178 km, 2 h 20), Palermo Airport (about 237 km, 3 h 15). To see the fixed price per vehicle, type "Catania Airport (Fontanarossa)" as pickup and your address as destination.
Other pickup points: Palermo Airport (Falcone Borsellino), Trapani Airport (Birgi), Port of Catania, cruise terminal, Port of Messina, cruises and ferries, Port of Palermo, cruise terminal. Worth reading: How to get to Taormina from Catania Airport, How to get to Syracuse from Catania Airport, How to visit Mount Etna: guide.
In brief: leaving Catania Airport
How many kilometres is it from Catania Airport to Taormina?
About 64 km by road, about 57 minutes in the traffic of an ordinary day.
Where do I find the driver at Catania Airport?
In arrivals, on the ground floor of Terminal A at Fontanarossa, where your driver waits holding a sign with your name; with your flight number in the form the driver already knows the real landing time. Leave your flight number: the driver checks the actual landing time and waits for you even if the flight is late.
What does it cost from Catania Airport to Taormina?
A fixed price per vehicle: 130 EUR by Standard Sedan, 150 by Comfort Sedan (1-3 people), 180 by Standard Van (up to 8 people) and 200 by Premium Van (up to 7 people). You see it in the form, where you also choose how to pay.
Your private transfer from Catania Airport
When you land
Type your flight number in the form: the driver checks the real arrival time and waits in arrivals with your name on a sign, at the point confirmed with your booking, even if the flight is late. Your bags go straight in the boot and you ride to your hotel, B&B or villa, in town, by the sea or in the hills, with no change of transport. For the way back the driver collects you at your hotel at the time you choose.
Sedan or van, your choice
A Standard or Comfort Sedan carries up to 3 people, a Standard Van up to 8 and a Premium Van up to 7, with everyone's luggage. For groups of 9 to 14 there is the 2 Vans class: two vans travelling together, with one price in the form. You pay for the vehicle, not the seats, and you see the price before you travel. Cancellation is free up to 120 hours before. The classes are on the fleet page.
Frequently Asked Questions.
The pickup moves to the airport where you actually land: one call or a WhatsApp message is enough. In 2026, according to the press, Fontanarossa stopped for ash on 5 and 6 July, from 8 to 15 August and on 14 and 15 September, with flights cancelled or diverted to other Sicilian airports. Each lane has its own fixed price per vehicle: from Palermo Airport to Taormina, for example, 750 EUR in a Standard Sedan, about 3 h 50. With your flight number in the form the driver tracks the real landing time.
About 57 minutes when traffic is regular; at rush hour leaving the cities and in summer towards the seaside towns it takes longer. Your driver picks the road for the traffic of the moment and follows the real time of your flight.
From Catania Airport to Taormina 130 EUR by Standard Sedan, 150 by Comfort Sedan (1-3 people), 180 by Standard Van (up to 8 people) and 200 by Premium Van (up to 7 people). You pay per vehicle, not per person: the fixed price shows in the form before you book and is locked at booking. For pickups from 19:30 to 7:00 the 50 % night supplement is already included in the form's price.
Yes: the car or van is only for you and the people travelling with you, with no other passengers and no stops you did not ask for. Up to 3 people by sedan, up to 8 by van.
The vehicle, the driver, fuel and luggage: one suitcase and one hand bag per person; if you bring more, say so when you book. Child seats are on request and added in the form.
Yes: add the return in the form and the return trip is 10 % off, already worked out in the price you see.
You choose how to pay in the form when you book, among the methods the form offers. The price is the one confirmed at booking.
Yes, at no cost up to 120 hours before the transfer. To change the time or the address call or message us on WhatsApp on +39 392 177 4905.
Your transfer from Catania Airport
Type "Catania Airport (Fontanarossa)" as pickup and where you are going: the form shows the fixed price of every vehicle at once.
