Catania Airport → Giardini Naxos
58 km, about 55 minutes: your driver in arrivals, flight followed.
- 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
Catania Airport to Giardini Naxos by car
Giardini Naxos is the bay below Taormina, about 58 kilometres from Catania Airport, about 55 minutes. The Taormina buses also stop at Giardini: 6.00 EUR, about an hour and a quarter, the last at 21:45, at 19:45 from 1 November 2026, and they do not wait for a late flight.
Your driver waits in arrivals holding a name sign and takes you to your hotel, on the seafront or up the hill. Standard Sedan 140 EUR, Standard Van for up to 8 170 EUR, per vehicle. The town: Giardini Naxos.
In brief: Catania Airport → Giardini Naxos
How long does it take from Catania Airport to Giardini Naxos?
About 55 minutes for 58 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: 140 EUR by Standard Sedan, 160 by Comfort Sedan (1-3 people), 170 by Standard Van (up to 8 people) and 180 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 55 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 Giardini Naxos 140 EUR by Standard Sedan, 160 by Comfort Sedan (1-3 people), 170 by Standard Van (up to 8 people) and 180 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.
About 3 km, about 7 minutes by car: Giardini is by the sea, Taormina on the hill above the bay. If you stay in Giardini and want an evening in Taormina, the driver takes you up and collects you: Standard Sedan 50 EUR each way.
No: on the October 2026 timetable the last direct bus leaves the airport at 21:45, and from 1 November 2026 at 19:45 on weekdays. The bus does not wait for a late flight and stops at the station or in town, not at the hotels. With your flight number in the form, the driver sets off when you land.
Yes: from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa station, reached by the 1.00 EUR AMTS shuttle, the train to Taormina-Giardini costs 6.50 EUR and takes 47 minutes to 1 hour 20 on the direct services (October 2026). From the station to your hotel there is still a last stretch with your luggage.
Yes: the private tours start from your hotel, for example to Mount Etna or the Godfather villages, Savoca and Forza d'Agrò. The driver takes you, waits and suggests stops; tickets and the cable car are extra, and a licensed guide is on request, paid separately. You find them on the tours page.
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Type pickup and destination: the form shows the fixed price of every vehicle, locked when you book.
