There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Aeolian Islands by plane, bus, ferry, train, 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)OTP - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
8h 58m€129–311Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Naples Airport (NAP)BBU - NAP
- Take the ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Stromboli
11h 18m€68–245Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Reggio Calabria C.LeFr
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Vulcano
35h 14m€181–314Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bucharest to Arad
- Take the bus from Arad to Trieste
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale Station to Napoli Centrale
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to MilazzoIc
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
38h 13m€169–309Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Naples Airport (NAP)OTP - NAP
- Take the ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Stromboli
10h 44m€150–319Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)OTP - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Vulcano
9h 40m€163–437Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)OTP - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Vulcano
12h 45m€208–388Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
46hBus, ferry via Bologna
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
47h 14m€121–240Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi1928
- Take the ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Ginostra
2d 2h€129–241
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Aeolian Islands is to fly and ferry which costs €65 - €250 and takes 11h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Aeolian Islands is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 8h 58m and costs €120 - €320.
The distance between Bucharest and Aeolian Islands is 1405 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Aeolian Islands without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 35h 14m and costs €180 - €320.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Bucharest to Aeolian Islands, including transfers.
Aeolian Islands is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 5:45 PM in Bucharest and 4:45 PM in Aeolian Islands.
There are 443+ hotels available in Aeolian Islands.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Aeolian Islands, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Aeolian Islands. However, you can take the shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Milazzo, walk to Milazzo, then take the ferry to Vulcano. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti to Vulcano via Venezia, Viale Stazione, Venezia Mestre, Reggio Calabria C.Le, Reggio di Calabria - Piazza Garibaldi, Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, and Reggio di Calabria in around 35h 14m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Reggio Calabria Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Reggio Calabria C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale Station to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale Station to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Arad to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- 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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@siremar.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–20
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Stromboli
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Peak Season - Passenger fare
- €30–45
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Ginostra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Peak Season - Passenger fare
- €35–50
- Phone
- 800 250000
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- ngi-spa.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Ferry from Napoli Mergellina to Stromboli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- snav.it
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