There are 12 ways to get from Bucharest to Sicily by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OTP - CTA
5h€104–259Fly 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 49m€32–175Bus, train via Venice
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
39h 53m€213–367Train, bus via Udine
- 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€273–505Fly 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
7h 41m€146–357Fly 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 47m€49–227Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane OTP - TPS
8h 16m€121–348Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sfântu Gheorghebus
- Take the bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
45h 40mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Brasov, Gara to Latinabus
- Take the train from Latina to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
47h 34m€149–323Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rome, Terminibus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
2d 12h
Bucharest to Sicily by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Sicily is to fly which costs €30 - €180 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Sfântu Gheorghe, Bologna Centrale and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 40m.
The distance between Bucharest and Sicily is 1238 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sicily without a car is to bus and train via Venice which takes 39h 53m and costs €210 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Bucharest to Sicily, including transfers.
Bucharest to Sicily bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, depart from Bucharest Otopeni Airport station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sicily is to fly which takes 5h and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 45h 40m.
Bucharest to Sicily bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, arrive at Sfântu Gheorghe station.
Sicily is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:11 AM in Bucharest and 11:11 PM 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 Universitate to Piazza Boiardo via Aeroport Henri Coanda Plecari, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Sfântu Gheorghe, Bologna Centrale, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 45h 40m.
- 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
- €35–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
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
- €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
- €30–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
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
- €45–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €65–85
- Smart Flex
- €70–90
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Latina to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- 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/#/cautare/
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Udine to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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 Sfântu Gheorghe to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- 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
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sfântu Gheorghe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
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Contact Details
- 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
- €85–150
- 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
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Brasov, Gara to Latina
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- €65–150
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- €114
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- €100–150
- Deck
- €65–75
- Car
- €95–110
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €94–99
- 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
- €37
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- 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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