Catania Fontanarossa "Vincenzo Bellini" International Airport is the closest airport to Taormina. It is located 65km, about an hour's drive from Taormina.
The airport Fontana Rossa is the sixth airport in Italy for passenger traffic, and the first of the South Italy. The airport bears a remarkable domestic traffic as well as several medium-range connections with major European destinations and, lately, even outside Europe.
Major airlines such as Alitalia, Lufthansa, British airways, Air Berlin and TUI offer services here and connect numerous European destinations such as Rome, Milan, Venice, Naples, London, Paris, Zurich, Munich and Berlin, while low cost airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair offer extensive flights to many leisure destinations.
How to get to Taormina from Catania airport
You can get to Taormina from Catania airport by bus. There is a direct bus service between Catania airport and Taormina provided by the Etna Trasporti bus company. It takes about one hour and a half. Tickets may be purchased at the the ticket office outside the airport or on the bus. To take the bus, When you leave the arrivals hall turn to the right, walk to the end and find your bus.
Alternatively, you can go to Taormina by train. Thanks to the new railway station "Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa", inaugurated in 2021, it got easier to get to Taormina by train. Timetables ant tickets are available on Trainline.
If you rent a car, you can reach Taormina from Catania airport by car in one hour drive by direct highway A18 (direction Messina, exit Taormina). You can rent your car directly online on autoeurope.
Finally, you could get to Taormina by a taxi. It is the fastest and easiest way to reach Taormina. The taxi takes about one hour.
