There are 9 ways to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Sicily by bus, plane, train, car, car ferry, night train, shuttle, 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.
Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SOF - CTA
6h 47m€53–157Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SOF - PMO
7h 23m€39–200Bus, train
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- 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
39h 27m€268–463Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Veliko Tŭrnovo 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
26h 2m€283–434Night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the nighttrain from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OTP - CTA
7h 42m€48–204Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VAR - CTA
14h 12m€194–453Night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the nighttrain from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane OTP - PMO
8h 8m€57–257Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train stationbus 983
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
40h 50mBus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo 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 18m€216–300
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Sicily by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Sicily is to bus and fly which costs €50 - €160 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Sicily is to bus and fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €50 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Veliko Tarnovo and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Sofia Central Bus Station, Bologna Centrale and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 18m.
The distance between Veliko Tŭrnovo and Sicily is 1136 km.
The best way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Sicily without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 27m and costs €260 - €470.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Sicily, including transfers.
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Sicily bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Veliko Tarnovo station.
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Sicily bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sicily is 1h behind Veliko Tŭrnovo. It is currently 1:15 AM in Veliko Tŭrnovo and 12:15 AM in Sicily.
There are 6398+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Piazza Boiardo via Sofia Central Bus Station, Bologna Centrale, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 46h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Varna Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Varna Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale Station to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–5
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–5
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Veliko Tarnovo to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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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