Catania Airport → Acireale
23 km, about 37 minutes: your driver in arrivals, flight followed.
- Catania, Palermo and Trapani airports
- Sedans, vans and a coach for up to 27
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- Free cancellation up to 120 hours before
Catania Airport to Acireale by private car
Acireale is about 23 kilometres from the airport, about 37 minutes north. There is no direct bus from the airport; the train costs 3.30 EUR, 20 to 34 minutes, and from the station you carry on with your luggage.
We are a private driver service based in Acireale: your driver waits in arrivals holding a name sign and takes you to your hotel where traffic rules allow, otherwise at the nearest point, agreed beforehand. Standard Sedan 90 EUR, Standard Van 100 EUR, per vehicle. The town: Acireale.
In brief: Catania Airport → Acireale
How long does it take from Catania Airport to Acireale?
About 37 minutes for 23 km, in the traffic of an ordinary day and with no changes. If the flight is late, the driver waits.
What is the price?
Fixed per vehicle: 90 EUR by Standard Sedan, 100 by Comfort Sedan (1-3 people), 100 by Standard Van (up to 8 people) and 120 by Premium Van (up to 7 people), shown in the form before you book. You choose how to pay in the form; cancellation is free up to 120 hours before.
Where does the driver meet me?
In arrivals at Catania Airport, with a sign bearing your name, at the point confirmed with your booking: the driver follows your flight and waits even if it is late.
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 37 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 Acireale 90 EUR by Standard Sedan, 100 by Comfort Sedan (1-3 people), 100 by Standard Van (up to 8 people) and 120 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.
Yes: Aci Trezza is on the Riviera dei Ciclopi, about 12 minutes from Acireale along the coast. From the airport the fixed price is 70 EUR by Standard Sedan, per vehicle. Put the exact address of your hotel or holiday home in the form.
It is cheap: 3.30 EUR, 22 trains a day from 5:19 to 21:56, 17 of them direct (October 2026). But Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa station is reached by a shuttle, and there is no direct bus from the airport to Acireale: with luggage it means more than one change.
Yes: from central Acireale to the square at Rifugio Sapienza, on the south side, it is about 30 km, about 55 minutes. The car goes that far; the cable car and 4x4 vehicles higher up are extra, paid on site. The private day tours are on the tours page.
You choose it in the form, allowing about 37 minutes on the road in normal traffic plus the margin your airline asks for. There are works at the airport for the new Terminal B and car park P3 is closed: leave a few minutes more. Price: 90 EUR by Standard Sedan.
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Type pickup and destination: the form shows the fixed price of every vehicle, locked when you book.
