There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Palermo by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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)OTP - PMO
5h 36m€121–351Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BBU - PMO
8h 45m€44–197Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Padova
- Take the train from Padova to Villa S.GiovanniFr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo CentraleRe
34h 10mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port Of Durres
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Drive from Port Of Bari to Villa San Giovanni
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermo
28h 46m€286–398Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Trapani Airport (TPS)OTP - TPS
- Take the bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
10h 11m€119–325Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)OTP - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
7h 59m€109–251Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Caserta Terminal Bus1928
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso FazelloAutoservizi Salemi S201 / ...
2d€196–271
Bucharest to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Palermo is to fly which costs €40 - €200 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs €120 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Palermo. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Bucharest and Palermo is 1342 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Palermo without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 34h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Bucharest to Palermo, including transfers.
Bucharest to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Palermo is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs €120 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €280 and takes 2 days 0h.
Bucharest to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Caserta Terminal Bus station.
Palermo is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:49 PM in Bucharest and 10:49 PM in Palermo.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair, Aeroitalia, and FlexFlight ApS fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello via Caserta Terminal Bus and Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–550
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–480
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €4–7
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Trapani Birgi Airport to Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Caserta Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–51
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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