There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Sicily by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)OTP - CTA
4h 53m€104–269Fly 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)BBU - CTA
7h 42m€37–195Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Trieste
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale Station to Napoli Centrale
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo CentraleIc
36h 20m€158–322Bus
- 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 1h€199–274Drive, 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 54m€288–404Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)OTP - PMO
5h 36m€136–481Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)OTP - CIY
9h 11m€141–397Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)BBU - PMO
8h 50m€44–207Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Trapani Airport (TPS)OTP - TPS
9h 21m€116–328Train, bus via Arad
- 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 Palermo CentraleIc
39h 30m€161–339Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Salerno1928
- Take the train from Salerno to Palermo CentraleIc
2d 1h€215–334
Bucharest to Sicily by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Sicily is to fly which costs €35 - €200 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Sicily is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Sicily. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Bucharest and Sicily is 1237 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sicily without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 20m and costs €150 - €330.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Bucharest to Sicily, including transfers.
Bucharest to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sicily is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €280 and takes 2 days 1h.
Bucharest to Sicily bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Caserta Terminal Bus station.
Sicily is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 7:58 AM in Bucharest and 6:58 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 București, Autogara Militari to Piazza Boiardo via Caserta Terminal Bus, Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto, Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 2d 1h.
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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 Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–950
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–950
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- 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 Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €46–50
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale Station to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale Station to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Arad to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- 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
- +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
- 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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