There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Palermo by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, shuttle, night 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 Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BBU - PMO
10h 4m€39–216Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
37h 32mDrive, 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€358–551Fly 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 6m€52–251Fly 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 51m€87–284Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane OTP - PMO
5h 38m€59–299Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VAR - PMO
14h 12m€139–497Night train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- 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
10h 59m€50–213Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest 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
43h 23mBus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centralebus 536 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
44h 44m€252–342Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rome, Terminibus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2d 12h€229–350
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Palermo is to night train and bus and fly which costs €50 - €220 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs €55 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Palermo Terminal Bus via Sofia Central Bus Station, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Cosenza - Viale G. Mancini -solo itinerario and Rende - Quattr. Via Marconi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 23m.
The distance between Bucharest and Palermo is 1331 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Palermo without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 37h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Bucharest to Palermo, including transfers.
Bucharest to Palermo bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Palermo is to fly which takes 10h 4m and costs €35 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €250 - €350 and takes 44h 44m.
Bucharest to Palermo bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Palermo is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 9:39 AM in Bucharest and 8:39 AM in Palermo.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair and Ulendo Airlink fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) 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 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–5
- 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
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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 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 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- 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
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- 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
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- 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
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- €62
- 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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