There are 12 ways to get from Bucharest to Sicily by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OTP - CTA
4h 53m€99–249Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BBU - CTA
7h 42m€37–185Bus, train via Venice
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
39h 50m€109–285Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Udinebus
- Take the train from Udine to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
40h 16mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port Of Durrescar
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
- Drive from Port Of Bari to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermocar
28h 53m€279–398Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane OTP - PMO
5h 38m€121–281Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane OTP - CIY
9h 11m€121–327Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane OTP - TPS
8h 16m€116–358Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BBU - PMO
8h 52m€49–197Bus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the bus from Venice Mestre Central Train Station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
45h 18mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
47h 30mBus, 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Sicily is to fly which costs €35 - €190 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Sicily is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Bucureşti and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Venice Mestre Central Train Station, Bologna Centrale and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 18m.
The distance between Bucharest and Sicily is 1237 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sicily without a car is to bus and train via Venice which takes 39h 50m and costs €100 - €290.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Bucharest to Sicily, including transfers.
Bucharest to Sicily bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bucureşti station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sicily is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €95 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 45h 18m.
Bucharest to Sicily bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione station.
Sicily is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:20 AM in Bucharest and 3:20 AM in Sicily.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Sicily, Italy?
Ulendo Airlink and Ryanair fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti to Piazza Boiardo via Venice Mestre Central Train Station, Bologna Centrale, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 45h 18m.
- 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
- €40–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–850
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–850
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Udine to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Udine to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €6–12
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- 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
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Rome, Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Venice Mestre Central Train Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- 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
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- 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
- €50–60
- 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
- €50–60
- 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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