There are 7 ways to get from Sicily to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, 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 from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport
best- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CIY - OTP
4h 56m$152–416Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CTA - OTP
4h 37m$122–304Train, 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$325–488Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Venice Mestre Central Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureştibus
46h 35mBus, 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, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus
47h 44mTrain, 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
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Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which costs $120 - $310 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $120 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Bucureşti via Palermo, Bologna Centrale and Venezia, Viale Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 35m.
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 $150 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 46h 35m.
Sicily to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 12:29 PM in Sicily and 1:29 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 Bucureşti via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Bologna Centrale, and Venezia, Viale Stazione in around 46h 35m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- 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
- $50–210
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
- 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
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/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
- $50–190
- 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
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venice Mestre Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- 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 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- $55–70
- 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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