There are 9 ways to get from Sicily to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, car, 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.
Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CTA - OTP
4h 56m$52–227Train, bus via Brescia
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bresciatrain
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
43h 58m$336–602Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Vloracarferry
- Drive from Port Of Vlora to Bucharestcar
28h 59m$355–562Fly Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TPS - OTP
7h 54m$85–305Fly Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PMO - OTP
5h 38m$67–279Fly Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane PMO - BBU
8h 26m$68–290Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenzabus 582 / ...
- Take the busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus 983
46h 37mBus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Bucureştibus
2d 2hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Rome, Termini to Funduleabus
2d 8h
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which costs $50 - $230 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $50 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Palermo, Cosenza - Autostazione, Tirana and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 37m.
The distance between Sicily and Bucharest is 1236 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Brescia which takes 43h 58m and costs $330 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Sicily to Bucharest, including transfers.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $50 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 2h.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cosenza station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 9:04 AM in Sicily and 10:04 AM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Bucharest, Romania?
Ryanair and Ulendo Airlink fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Bucureşti via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo Piazza Cairoli, and Verona Porta Nuova in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Cosenza - Autostazione to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Rome, Termini to Fundulea
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- Starlines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Vlora
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Starlines
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- [email protected]
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Vlora
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Schedules at
- European Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Seaways
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Vlora
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- European Seaways
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