There are 8 ways to get from Sicily to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, ferry, 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.
Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
best- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CIY - OTP
4h 56m$152–376Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CTA - OTP
4h 37m$122–284Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli CentraleIc
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Trieste Centrale Station
- Take the bus from Trieste to Brasov
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharest
37h$165–412Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.GiovanniM1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureşti
37h 39mDrive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Port Of Bari
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Bucharest
28h 58m$324–488Fly from Trapani Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)TPS - OTP
8h 31m$143–403Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Caserta Viale Vittorio VenetoAutoservizi Salemi S202
- Take the bus from Caserta Terminal Bus to București, Autogara Militari1928
2d 1h$231–327Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to SalernoIc
- Take the bus from Salerno to București, Autogara Militari1928
2d 1h$137–444
Sicily to Bucharest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which costs $120 - $290 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $120 - $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 Via Tommaso Fazello and Caserta Terminal Bus. 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 Trieste which takes 37h and costs $160 - $420.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Sicily to Bucharest, including transfers.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $150 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $330 and takes 2 days 1h.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 2:30 PM in Sicily and 3:30 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) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to București, Autogara Militari via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello, Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto, and Caserta Terminal Bus in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–130
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–850
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–850
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Trieste Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- interregional.ro
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Trieste to Brasov
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- 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
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caserta Terminal Bus to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Salerno to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $55–75
- 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
- $55–75
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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