There are 9 ways to get from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily by train, plane, car, bus, car ferry, or busferry
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 Sofia Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SOF - CTA
10h 26m€51–165Train 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 12m€45–206Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Balkan Peninsula to Negotincar
- Take the bus from Negotin to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
35h 9m€215–408Train, 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 C.le to Napolitrain
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
40h 8m€265–400Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Balkan Peninsula to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the carferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
24h 18m€299–465Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the bus from Calafat to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OTP - CTA
10h 12m€77–258Drive, 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 50m€68–227Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Calafat to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
44hBus
- Take the bus from Vidin to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
46h 53m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily is to train and fly which costs €45 - €210 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily is to bus and fly which takes 10h 12m and costs €75 - €260.
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, Bologna Centrale and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 53m.
The distance between Balkan Peninsula and Sicily is 1201 km.
The best way to get from Balkan Peninsula to Sicily without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 44h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 26m 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 1:07 AM in Balkan Peninsula and 12:07 AM in Sicily.
There are 6008+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Balkan Peninsula, Romania and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a vehicle from Balkan Peninsula to Piazza Boiardo via Vidin, Sofia Central Bus Station, Bologna Centrale, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 46h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste C.le to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 019 435 045
- [email protected]
- Website
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Negotin to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Schedules at
- nikolicprevoz.rs
Bus from Negotin to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- 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
Bus from Negotin to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +381 11 7620255
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fudeks
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- Fudeks
- Phone
- +381 69 600 606
- Website
- zirafaprevoz.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Schedules at
- zirafaprevoz.com
- Phone
- +381 36 359 090
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sana Trans
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- Sana Trans
- Phone
- +381 36 35-90-90
- [email protected]
- Website
- lukibus.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- lukibus.com
- 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
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Calafat to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Calafat to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- Starlines
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Starlines
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- European Seaways
- 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
- European Ferries
- 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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