There are 10 ways to get from Sicily to Bucharest by plane, train, busferry, bus, night train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CTA - OTP
4h 56m$47–177Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus 983
46h 5mBus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the night train from Roma Tiburtina to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
2d$366–716Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Bucharestcar
29h 21m$330–592Fly Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TPS - OTP
7h 54m$75–135Fly Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PMO - OTP
5h 38m$61–229Fly 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$57–220Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Bucureştibus
2d 2hCar ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Bresciatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
2d 4h$287–417Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus Autoservizi Salemi S202
- Take the bus from Rome, Termini to Funduleabus
2d 9h
Sicily to Bucharest by train, bus, foot, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which costs $75 - $140 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $45 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Bucureşti via Palermo Piazza Cairoli and Verona Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
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 and ferry and bus which takes 46h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Sicily to Bucharest, including transfers.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $45 - $180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 2h.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova Station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 8:09 PM in Sicily and 9:09 PM 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
- $55–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Roma Tiburtina to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Verona Porta Nuova Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.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
Bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- 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
- +3907150211621
- [email protected]
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–132
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- $75
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $109
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- $132
- Car
- $116
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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