There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Palermo by plane, bus, train, 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane OTP - PMO
5h 38m€59–251Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BBU - PMO
9h 4m€39–198Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Treviso Centraletrain Rjx
- Take the train from Treviso Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
36h 23mBus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centralebus 482 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
44h 39m€230–331Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest 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
27h 48m€311–485Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OTP - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
8h 10m€52–220Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane OTP - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
9h 36m€72–274Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane BBU - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodibus
10h 26m€67–271Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BBU - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
12h 11m€47–207Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Busbus
45h 33mBus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rome, Terminibus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2d 12h
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Palermo is to fly and bus which costs €50 - €220 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs €55 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bucureşti and arriving at Palermo via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 39m.
The distance between Bucharest and Palermo is 1342 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Palermo without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 36h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Bucharest to Palermo, including transfers.
Bucharest to Palermo bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bucureşti station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs €55 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €230 - €340 and takes 44h 39m.
Bucharest to Palermo bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione station.
Palermo is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 8:44 PM in Bucharest and 7:44 PM in Palermo.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti to Palermo via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Bologna Centrale in around 44h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- 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
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Treviso Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- 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
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Rome, Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- 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
- info@europeanseaways.com
- 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
- info@elladeviaggi.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- European Ferries
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- 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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