There are 5 ways to get from Taormina to Bucharest by train, plane, ferry, bus, 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.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CTA - OTP
5h 49m$122–326Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini 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
35h 52mDrive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Taormina 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
27h 19m$291–436Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
44hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini to SalernoIc
- Take the bus from Salerno to București, Autogara Militari1928
46h 18m$146–422
Taormina to Bucharest by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Taormina to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $120 - $330 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Taormina to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 5h 49m and costs $120 - $330.
The distance between Taormina and Bucharest is 1287 km.
The best way to get from Taormina to Bucharest without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 35h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Taormina to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Taormina. It is currently 4:44 PM in Taormina and 5:44 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5282+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Taormina, Italy and Bucharest, Romania?
There is no direct connection from Taormina to Bucharest. However, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, then take the shuttle to Bucharest. Alternatively, you can take a train from Taormina-Giardini to Bucureşti via Messina Centrale, Messina Marittima, Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Venezia Mestre, and Venezia, Viale Stazione in around 35h 52m.
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- 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
- $80–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $7–11
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–210
- 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
- $85–250
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- $85–120
- Base Standard
- $140–200
- Base Premium
- $170–250
- 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
- $70–85
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- 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
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- 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
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Salerno to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- 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
- $55–70
- 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
- $55–70
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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