There are 6 ways to get from Ruse to Sicily by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BBU - CTA
10h 40m€44–166Train, bus
- 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€265–448Train, 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 22mDrive, 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 51m€306–470Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ruse to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
47h 1mBus
- 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 19m€227–308
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Sicily is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €170 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Sicily is to bus and fly which takes 10h 40m and costs €40 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse to Sicily. However, there are services departing from Ruse and arriving at John Lennon 100 via Sofia Central Bus Station, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Durrës, Messina Piazza della Repubblica and Regione Siciliana Oreto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 1m.
The distance between Ruse and Sicily is 1301 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Sicily without a car is to train and bus which takes 42h 8m and costs €260 - €450.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Ruse to Sicily, including transfers.
Ruse to Sicily bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Ruse station.
Ruse to Sicily bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sicily is 1h behind Ruse. It is currently 8:14 PM in Ruse and 7:14 PM in Sicily.
There are 6354+ 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 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
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
- €50–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- 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
- €40–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €31–34
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €31–34
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
- 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
- €80–160
- 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
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- 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
- tickets.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
- tickets.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
- nelatravel.site
- 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
Busferry from Durrës to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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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