There are 8 ways to get from Sicily to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, 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.
Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CIY - OTP
4h 56m$147–396Fly Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane PMO - BBU
11h 26m$62–259Train, bus via Venice
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureştibus
40h 25m$125–342Drive, 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$334–493Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CTA - OTP
4h 37m$117–284Bus
- 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$125–267Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharesttrain
2d 3h$105–242Train, 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
Sicily to Bucharest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which costs $60 - $260 and takes 11h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $110 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Palermo, Bologna Centrale and Padua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Sicily and Bucharest is 1313 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Venice which takes 40h 25m and costs $120 - $350.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Sicily to Bucharest, including transfers.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $140 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $270 and takes 2 days 1h.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 5:18 PM in Sicily and 6:18 PM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Bucharest, Romania?
Aeroitalia, FlexFlight ApS, and Ulendo Airlink fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) 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
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- 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
- $55–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
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
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Padua to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- 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 Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–150
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $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
- $65–66
- 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
- $65–80
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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