There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Bucharest by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, shuttle, 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 Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane PMO - BBU
11h 26m$62–259Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
40h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 536 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureştibus
45h 27m$121–227Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Bucharestcar
29h 5m$323–493Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CTA - OTP
7h 1m$131–309Fly Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PMO - OTP
5h 15m$144–336Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take a shuttle bus from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TPS - OTP
9h 45m$163–413Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblicabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus
46h 59mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Rome, Termini to Funduleabus
- Take the bus from Fundulea to Bucharestbus
2d 9h
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Bucharest is to fly which costs $60 - $260 and takes 11h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs $140 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Bucureşti via Bologna Centrale and Venezia, Viale Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 27m.
The distance between Palermo and Bucharest is 1332 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Bucharest without a car is to train and ferry which takes 40h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 26m to get from Palermo to Bucharest, including transfers.
Palermo to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Palermo to Bucharest is to fly which takes 11h 26m and costs $60 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $230 and takes 45h 27m.
Palermo to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 5:50 AM in Palermo and 6:50 AM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Bucharest, Romania?
Ryanair, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Palermo to Bucureşti via Bologna Centrale and Venezia, Viale Stazione in around 45h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- $90–130
- Base Standard
- $150–200
- Base Premium
- $170–250
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $100–160
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–30
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Rome, Termini to Fundulea
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 021.330.81.32
- office@c-i.ro
- Website
- c-i.ro
Bus from Fundulea to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://c-i.ro/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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