Catania Fontanarossa Airport Parking: Hours and Rates

The Catania Fontanarossa Airport, named after the musician Vincenzo Bellini, is located in the southern part of the city and is one of the main Italian airports.

It is accessible by car from the A15 motorway junction (Catania ring road), exiting at the Asse dei Servizi interchange, and is served by urban and intercity bus lines.

By train you can arrive from Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa station, located on the railway section shared by the Messina-Syracuse, Palermo-Catania, Catania-Agrigento and Catania-Gela lines and equipped with shuttle buses to the terminal.

The Sicilian airport has various areas for short and long-term parking, which provide travelers with a considerable number of spaces to leave their car comfortably and safely, according to their needs.

The parking facilities at Catania Airport are both official, within the airport area, and private structures outside. In this guide we indicate solutions and rates for you.

Discover how and where to park at Catania Airport comfortably and safely.

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The official parking lots of Catania Airport

The official parking facilities at Catania Airport offer an overall availability of over 2800 parking spaces and are Telepass partner parking lots.

By using your Telepass device, you can enjoy a faster procedure, thanks to dedicated entry and exit lanes, just like on the motorway. This way, you avoid both having to collect and keep your ticket and waiting in line at automatic payment booths. You also have access to dedicated parking spaces recognizable by the logo, and payment is charged directly to your account after you retrieve your vehicle (you can check it from the Telepass App).

Furthermore, booking through the Telepass partnership guarantees you a parking space even if the parking lot is full: simply call the intercom at the entry columns and communicate your booking code to the operator.

If you arrive at Catania Fontanarossa International Airport by car, you have the option to choose between short-term parking and long-term parking based on your needs.

Where to park at Catania Fontanarossa: short-term parking

If you need a short stop at Catania Fontanarossa Airport – for example, if you are dropping off someone to catch a flight or waiting for an incoming flight – you will find the following areas, recommended for stops up to 2 hours:

P1 (97 spaces, 50 meters from Terminal A and 270 meters from Terminal C): free for up to 15 minutes; €3.00 first hour; €34.00 daily rate (over 10 hours);
P2 (172 spaces, 30 meters from Terminal A and 330 meters from Terminal C): free for up to 15 minutes; €3.00 first hour; €34.00 daily rate (over 10 hours);
P3 (81 spaces, 20 meters from Terminal A and 50 meters from Terminal C): free for up to 15 minutes; €3.00 first hour; €34.00 daily rate (over 10 hours);
P5 (57 spaces, 180 meters from Terminal A and 20 meters from Terminal C): free for up to 15 minutes; €3.00 first hour; €34.00 daily rate (over 10 hours).

Where to park at Catania Fontanarossa: long-term parking

If you are leaving for a trip and need to leave your car at the airport for several days, or you need a daily stop longer than two hours, at Catania Fontanarossa the long-stay parking areas are organized as follows:

P4 (1851 spaces, 200 meters from Terminal A and 100 meters from Terminal C): €10.00 daily rate. Motorcycle spaces are located in this parking area.
P6 (549 spaces, 70 meters from Terminal A and 200 meters from Terminal C): €12.00 daily rate.

Parking at Catania Airport for people with disabilities

For people with disabilities holding a valid DPR 151/2012 badge, Catania Fontanarossa Airport provides free reserved parking spaces distributed as follows:

P1: 2 spaces;
P2 3 spaces;
P3: 48 spaces;
P5: 1 space;
P6: 8 spaces.

External parking at Catania Fontanarossa Airport

As an alternative to the official parking facilities at Catania Airport, you can leave your car in external structures outside the airport area, managed by private operators, which offer various solutions. The main ones are:

Aereo Park (Via San Giuseppe alla Rena 187): €4.00 per day;
CardPark (Via Fontanarossa 20): 1 hour €2.00; 2 hours €3.00; 12 hours €7.50; 24 hours €9.00;
Etna Parking (Via Brucoli 19): covered €8.00 per day; uncovered €6.00 per day;
Fast Parking (Via Brucoli 2): €7.50 per day;
Parking Bellini (Via San Giuseppe alla Rena 177): €4.00 per day;
ParkinGo (Contrada San Giuseppe alla Rena Fondo 2): €14.00 per day.

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