Catania,Sicily- Best Way to Get there?

Perhaps check the Catania airport wiki and see which airlines fly to and from there, and work backwards to,find a route/airline that suits you?

My daughter and her husband flew Turkish air from Atlanta and had only one stop to Catania. But had to go to Rome night before from Palermo to fly back to Atlanta. They could have flown back from Catania on Turkish Air.

We flew Air France via Paris to Rome. Stayed in Rome 2 nights and then flew Ryan Air to Catania. We flew Ryan air back to Rome the night before our international flight.

We could have flown ITA with one stop in Rome. But by the time we made up our mind to go, the price had escalated to the point we could pay for our hotel in Rome and Ryan Air flight and still come out ahead.

It is difficult to not have two stops (three legs) to Sicily.

When we flew United airlines to Catania from Washington’s Dulles airport. Going over we had a layover in Munich and we returned through Frankfurt; one layover each way.

I have flown to Sicily twice from MSP. In both cases, I flew a round trip ticket to Rome involving one stop in Amsterdam. I spent a night in Rome and then flew on ITA to/from Sicily (a separate ticket). This was the least expensive option at the time, even with the extra hotel nights.

I tried searching on Delta for a random date next spring to Catania. There were flights with only one stop in Amsterdam. These seemed more expensive, but they might suit you. Track the flights for a while to see if the fares change. If you have some flexibility, I noticed that the fares were considerably lower on certain dates than others.

Also - Lufthansa now flies nonstop MSP to Frankfort on certain days and then non-stop to Catania, so you might want to check them.

Since we like to stick with Delta, we are looking at possibly Minneapolis to Amsterdam to Milan Linate to Catania. This would be on ITA from Milan to Catania. But we might do Minneapolis to Amsterdam to Rome to Palermo, but stay in Rome for a night or two in order to make the long travel day less gruesome. We're thinking we just have to suck it up if we want to return to Sicily (and we do!). (For our first trip to Sicily 24 years ago, we DROVE from Venice to Scilla in Calabria and then took the ferry to Messina --- yeah, maybe don't do that.)

I am also a bit leery of budget airlines I've never heard of. But look closer --- sometimes it's not a super-budget airline but just a small airline. We have liked Transavia, which is owned by KLM.

I just now had much better luck leaving Minneapolis on a Saturday and returning from Catania on a Sunday --- try that. Only a 2+ hour layover in Amsterdam and a reasonable price (economy was $1700+).

I read RS article re Budget Euro airlines, but have never used one- they seem a little dicey?
…. Thoughts? How do others get to Sicily? Grateful for opinions. Thanks.

When I visited Sicily in 2018, I flew round trip to Milan (Malpensa), then I flew on Easyjet to Palermo, and back (to Milan) from Catania.

I booked discounted tickets with Easyjet months in advance of my trip and it all worked out well.
I opted for the FLEXI Fare in order to have my carry-on luggage plus a personal item (under seat).

Enjoy your time in beautiful Sicily!

I have flown easy Jet and Ryanair in Europe many times including in and out of Catania and/or Palermo, both to Rome and to London. As long as you read and abide carefully by their guidelines they are acceptable, particularly on a short flight. Be aware that there is usually no jetway, you have to walk up and down steps to board the planes in the outdoors so sometimes that means rain. And yes, they are strict with carryon bag size. However, they tend to be cheaper, especially when bought far in advance, and they travel to numerous destinations. If I can get a big name carrier to same destination for a similar price I prefer that but for economy sake and since most of my internal flights in Europe are less than three hours I often fly the discount airlines.