There are 11 ways to get from Ruse to Sicily by shuttle, plane, train, bus, busferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane OTP - CTA
6h 12m€137–374Shuttle to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BBU - PMO
10h 39m€129–378Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste C.le to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
42h 8m€295–493Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
45h 14mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Ruse to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
25h 48m€298–471Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY)plane OTP - CIY
8h€179–486Shuttle to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BBU - CTA
10h 39m€130–365Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane OTP - PMO
6h 47m€151–417Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Trapani Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Trapani Airport (TPS)plane OTP - TPS
10h 10m€146–443Bus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus
47h 17m€167–298Train, bus
- Take the train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rome, Terminibus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Busbus
2d 16h
Ruse to Sicily by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Sicily is to bus which costs €160 - €300 and takes 47h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Sicily is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse station to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Ruse Central Bus Station and arriving at Piazza Boiardo via Sofia Central Bus Station, Bologna Centrale and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 17m.
The distance between Ruse and Sicily is 1312 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Sicily without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 42h 8m and costs €290 - €500.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Ruse to Sicily, including transfers.
Ruse to Sicily bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Ruse Central Bus Station.
Ruse to Sicily bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sicily is 1h behind Ruse. It is currently 12:40 PM in Ruse and 11:40 AM in Sicily.
There are 6180+ hotels available in Sicily.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Sicily, Italy?
You can take a bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Piazza Boiardo via Sofia Central Bus Station, Bologna Centrale, Palermo, and Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna in around 47h 17m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Trapani Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–650
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vincenzo Magliocco Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–34
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste C.le to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatours.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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- 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
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Palermo Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Rome, Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- info@elladeviaggi.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €62
- Schedules at
- https://www.elladeviaggi.it/Albania%20Vlora%20RED%20STAR%20FERRIES%20En.htm
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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