There are 11 ways to get from București - Ilfov to Sicily by plane, train, bus, 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)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 54m€158–322Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sfântu Gheorghe
- Take the bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
45h 56mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from București - Ilfov 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€289–405Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)OTP - PMO
5h 36m€141–481Fly 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
40h 43m€161–339Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Salerno1928
- Take the train from Salerno to Palermo CentraleIc
2d 2h€206–339
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București - Ilfov to Sicily is to fly which costs €35 - €200 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from București - Ilfov to Sicily is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from București - Ilfov 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 56m.
The distance between București - Ilfov and Sicily is 1237 km.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Sicily without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 54m and costs €150 - €330.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from București - Ilfov to Sicily, including transfers.
București - Ilfov to Sicily bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, depart from Bucharest Otopeni Airport station.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Sicily is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 45h 56m.
București - Ilfov to Sicily bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, arrive at Sfântu Gheorghe station.
Sicily is 1h behind București - Ilfov. It is currently 5:29 PM in București - Ilfov and 4:29 PM in Sicily.
What companies run services between București - Ilfov, 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 Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Sfântu Gheorghe, Bologna Centrale, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 45h 56m.
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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
- €70–220
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
- €45–210
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 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, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
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
- €150–1,000
- 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
- €150–1,000
- 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
- €65–140
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- 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 Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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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