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)CIY - OTP
4h 56m$156–455Fly Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)PMO - BBU
10h 36m$92–960Train, bus
- 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 Ploieşti
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
36h 29m$168–403Bus
- 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$230–322Drive, 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
29h 6m$327–471Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CTA - OTP
4h 37m$122–314Train, bus via Arad
- 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 Arad
- Take the train from Arad to Bucharest
40h 24m$175–424Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to SalernoIc
- Take the bus from Salerno to București, Autogara Militari1928
2d 1h$156–394
Sicily to Bucharest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which costs $120 - $320 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $120 - $320.
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 which takes 36h 29m and costs $160 - $410.
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 - $460. 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 4:07 AM in Sicily and 5:07 AM 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 Via Tommaso Fazello, Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto, and Caserta Terminal Bus 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
- $65–330
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
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
- $55–300
- 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
- $70–230
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–950
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–950
- 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
- $90–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- 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
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Arad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–60
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Arad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Trieste to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Trieste to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- transmarian.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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- 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
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $58
- 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
- $58
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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