Berlin to Bucharest

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Berlin to Bucharest. From €59.03, fastest 5h 15m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Berlin to Bucharest costs €59.03 at the cheapest and takes 5h 15m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 3 operators. The route covers 1,318 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Flight.

Checked 8 September 2026Priced for 23 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,318 km
Fastest
5h 15m
Average
10h 48m
Services per day
14
Cheapest
€59.03
CO2 per passenger
210.9 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 23 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight5h 17m2h 7m3h 10m€137.02328.2 kg7
Coach19h 45m19h 1m44m€70.0335.0 kg4
  • 5h 17mFastest, by Flight
  • €70.03Cheapest, by Coach
  • 35.0 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 1,318 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 23 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€59.03
  1. FlixBus FB440510:4119h 29m06:10Berlin ZOB am FunkturmBucuresti Autogara Filaret

Door to door 20h 13mCO2 35.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€138.79
  1. Wizz Air Malta WA204717:112h 7m19:18Berlin BERBucharest OTP

Door to door 5h 17mCO2 328.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this journey yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Berlin to Bucharest
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Berlin to BucharestWed9 SeptThu10 SeptFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 Sept
Coach€140.43€171.23€138.78€126.13€103.58€100.83€80.48€83.23€91.48€87.08€98.08€81.58€70.03€76.08
Flight€267.41€268.00€248.53€204.87€196.61€164.75€164.75€146.46€180.68€179.50€165.34€157.08€137.02€155.31
Train€300.64€340.24€317.14€236.84€268.74€210.44€188.99€187.89€220.89€206.59€210.99€200.54€177.44€165.34

Cheapest day: 2026-09-23 · €59.03

Bucharest is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.

A hotel room

A room in Bucharest for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Bucuresti Nord and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Berlin to Bucharest

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €57.3890 days
  2. €59.0360 days
  3. €73.8845 days
  4. €60.1330 days
  5. €61.2321 days
  6. €76.0814 days
  7. €80.487 days
  8. €138.783 days
  9. €140.431 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €57.38.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 145 percent. The dearest point is €140.43, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€140.43€59.031371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €81.58Sun
  2. €70.03Mon
  3. €76.08Tue
  4. €83.23Wed
  5. €91.48Thu
  6. €87.08Fri
  7. €98.08Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €80.48Sept
  2. €63.43Oct
  3. €60.68Nov
  4. €51.88Dec
  5. €65.08Jan
  6. €44.18Feb

The route

BerlinBerlinBucharestBucharest
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
71% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 29% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,318 km against 1,295 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Budapest, Kraków, Cluj-Napoca, Wrocław. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Berlin at 06:05 and the last at 17:11, across 7 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Berlin

Rail
  • Berlin Hauptbahnhof
  • Berlin Hbf
  • Berlin Nordbahnhof
Coach
  • Berlin ZOB am Funkturm
  • Berlin Central Bus Station
Air
  • BER
Ferry
  • Berliner Dom
  • Landesteg-B

Bucharest

Rail
  • Bucuresti Nord
  • Bucharest Obor
  • Bucharest Băneasa
Coach
  • Bucuresti Autogara Filaret
  • Memento Bus
Air
  • OTP
  • BBU

OTP is not in Bucharest, and the road in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

Getting from OTP into Bucharest

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
FlixBus€59.0317h 30m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
Ryanair€119.915h 15m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
Wizz Air Malta€117.555h 15m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-23, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€50.5086%
Taxes€5.059%
Supplier fees€1.493%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€59.03100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Bucharest well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Bucuresti Nord

Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Berlin to Bucharest

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Berlin to Bucharest?

The fastest journey from Berlin to Bucharest takes 5h 15m door to door, of which 2h 7m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 10h 48m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Berlin to Bucharest?

The cheapest fare from Berlin to Bucharest is €59.03, checked on 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €153.54. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Berlin to Bucharest?

The cheapest way from Berlin to Bucharest is by Coach, at €70.03 for one passenger on 23 September 2026. That journey takes 19h 45m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Berlin to Bucharest?

The fastest way from Berlin to Bucharest is by Flight, at 5h 17m door to door. Only 2h 7m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €137.02.

When should I book Berlin to Bucharest?

Fares from Berlin to Bucharest bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €57.38. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 145 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Berlin to Bucharest?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Berlin to Bucharest, at €70.03. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Berlin to Bucharest?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Berlin to Bucharest, at €44.18 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Berlin to Bucharest?

3 operators sell services from Berlin to Bucharest across 2 modes: FlixBus, Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Berlin to Bucharest?

71 percent of the services we sell from Berlin to Bucharest are direct. The rest connect at Budapest, Kraków, Cluj-Napoca, Wrocław, with about 55 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Berlin to Bucharest produce?

Travelling from Berlin to Bucharest by Coach produces about 35.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 328.2 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Berlin to Bucharest use?

Services from Berlin to Bucharest by Flight leave from Berlin BER and arrive at Bucharest OTP. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Berlin to Bucharest?

1 of the 3 operators we sell from Berlin to Bucharest allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Berlin to Bucharest on 8 September 2026: 1318 km of route against 1295 km in a straight line, 14 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €59.03, and 5h 15m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Bucharest are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Bucharest and across Romania

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Bucharest, with free cancellation on most of it.

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