There are 10 ways to get from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily by train, plane, car, bus, busferry, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Craiova Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Golenti to Jiu Hmtrain
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CRA - PMO
9h 40m€71–289Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SOF - PMO
11h 3m€39–158Drive, bus, bus and ferry, train
- Drive from Balkan Peninsula to Negotincar
- Take the bus from Negotin to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
38h 33mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale Station to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
41h 7m€265–461Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Balkan Peninsula to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
24h 18m€262–404Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SOF - CTA
10h 26m€45–145Drive, bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Drive from Balkan Peninsula to Negotincar
- Take the bus from Negotin to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BEG - PMO
10h 42m€80–216Bus, shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the bus from Calafat to Craiovabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Craiova to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OTP - CTA
11h 7mTrain to Craiova Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the train from Golenti to Jiu Hmtrain
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CRA - CTA
9h 34m€67–266Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Vidin to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Busbus
42h 28m
Craiova Airport (CRA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €45 - €150 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily is to train and fly which takes 9h 34m and costs €65 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Vidin and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Sofia Central Bus Station, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Cosenza - Autostazione-Corsia n.8, Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 28m.
The distance between Balkan Peninsula and Sicily is 1265 km.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily, including transfers.
Balkan Peninsula to Sicily bus services, operated by Alexiev, depart from Vidin station.
Balkan Peninsula to Sicily bus services, operated by Alexiev, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sicily is 1h behind Balkan Peninsula. It is currently 7:20 AM in Balkan Peninsula and 6:20 AM in Sicily.
There are 6394+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Balkan Peninsula, Romania and Sicily, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily. However, you can take the taxi to Golenti, take the train to Jiu Hm, take the taxi to Craiova Airport (CRA) airport, fly to Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Aeroporto, then take the train to Palermo Notarbartolo. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Balkan Peninsula to Palermo Notarbartolo via Negotin, Podgorica , Bus station, Shkoder,Rruga Teuta, Shkoder,Rruga Teuta, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Messina Centrale, and Palermo Centrale in around 38h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Craiova Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Craiova Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Craiova Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Craiova Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Craiova Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Golenti to Jiu Hm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €2–3
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Train from Golenti to Jiu Hm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €2–3
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Golenti to Jiu Hm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Golenti to Jiu Hm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale Station to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Negotin to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Ms-Tours/104
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- [email protected]
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://kotortotirana.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- [email protected]
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Negotin to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Negotin to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Calafat to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- [email protected]
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Craiova to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–31
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- 02/813 33 98
- [email protected]
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Vidin to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- [email protected]
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- [email protected]
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €62
- Schedules at
- https://www.elladeviaggi.it/Albania%20Vlora%20RED%20STAR%20FERRIES%20En.htm
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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