There are 9 ways to get from Sicily to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, 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 Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CTA - OTP
4h 56m$47–177Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureştibus
40h 59m$241–406Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Bucharestcar
29h 21m$325–577Fly Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TPS - OTP
7h 54m$75–135Fly Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PMO - OTP
5h 38m$61–219Fly Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane PMO - BBU
8h 26m$57–210Bus, 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 Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
46h 59mBus via Padova
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Paduabus 536 / ...
- Take the bus from Padua to București, Autogara Militaribus
2d 1h$210–459Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Rome, Termini to Funduleabus
2d 9h
Sicily to Bucharest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which costs $45 - $180 and takes 4h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $45 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Galilei Giotto and arriving at Bucharest Gară Filaret via Palermo Oreto Orsi, Messina - Piazza della Repubblica, Tirana and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 59m.
The distance between Sicily and Bucharest is 1236 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bucharest without a car is to bus and train which takes 40h 59m and costs $240 - $410.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Sicily to Bucharest, including transfers.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, depart from Palermo Oreto Orsi station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $45 - $180. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs $210 - $460 and takes 2 days 1h.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by SAIS Autolinee, arrive at Messina Piazza della Repubblica station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 9:07 PM in Sicily and 10:07 PM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink and Ryanair fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to București, Autogara Militari via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Bologna Centrale, and Padua in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–100
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–100
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Oreto Orsi to Messina Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- 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 Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- 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 Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Padua to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.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
- $40–131
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- $75
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $108
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- $131
- Car
- $115
- 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
- $35–60
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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