Cheapest€199.56
- Tarom T872914:364h 7m18:43Madrid MADBucharest OTP
Door to door 7h 17mCO2 626.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Madrid to Bucharest costs €199.56 at the cheapest and takes 6h 46m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 8 operators. The route covers 2,547 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,547 km
- Fastest
- 6h 46m
- Average
- 7h 2m
- Services per day
- 64
- Cheapest
- €199.56
- CO2 per passenger
- 626.6 kg
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 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 47m | 3h 37m | 3h 10m | €237.32 | 626.6 kg | 64 |
- 6h 47mFastest, by Flight
- €237.32Cheapest, by Flight
- 626.6 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,547 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€286.88
- Ryanair R604406:423h 37m10:19Madrid MADBucharest BBU
Door to door 6h 47mCO2 626.6 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 Madrid to Bucharest | Thu10 Sept | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €572.44 | €448.54 | €467.42 | €352.96 | €306.94 | €295.14 | €317.56 | €325.82 | €295.73 | €302.81 | €281.57 | €243.22 | €237.32 | €255.02 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €199.56
Bucharest is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
A room in Bucharest for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Madrid to Bucharest
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €191.3090 days
- €179.5060 days
- €202.5145 days
- €198.9730 days
- €215.4921 days
- €255.0214 days
- €317.567 days
- €467.423 days
- €572.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €179.50.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 219 percent. The dearest point is €572.44, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €281.57Sun
- €243.22Mon
- €237.32Tue
- €255.02Wed
- €325.82Thu
- €295.73Fri
- €302.81Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €295.14Sept
- €215.49Oct
- €188.94Nov
- €192.48Dec
- €187.76Jan
- €161.21Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,547 km against 2,473 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Madrid at 06:18 and the last at 20:42, across 64 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Madrid
Rail
- Madrid Puerta de Atocha
- Madrid Atocha
- Estación del Norte, Madrid
Coach
- Madrid Estacion Sur
- Madrid South
Air
- MAD
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.
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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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Air Europa | €199.56 | 6h 46m |
 Blue Air | €213.13 | 6h 47m |
 Iberia Airlines | €200.74 | 6h 46m |
 Ryanair | €209.59 | 6h 46m |
 Tarom | €199.56 | 6h 47m |
 Vueling Airlines | €207.82 | 6h 46m |
 Wizz Air | €201.33 | 6h 47m |
| Wizz Air Malta | €208.41 | 6h 47m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €161.50 | 81% |
| Taxes | €29.07 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €199.56 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Bucharest well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
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 Madrid 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 Madrid to Bucharest?
The fastest journey from Madrid to Bucharest takes 6h 46m door to door, of which 3h 37m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 7h 2m, 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 Madrid to Bucharest?
The cheapest fare from Madrid to Bucharest is €199.56, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €344.70. 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 Madrid to Bucharest?
The cheapest way from Madrid to Bucharest is by Flight, at €237.32 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 6h 47m 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.
When should I book Madrid to Bucharest?
Fares from Madrid to Bucharest bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €179.50. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 219 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Madrid to Bucharest?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Madrid to Bucharest, at €237.32. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Madrid to Bucharest?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Madrid to Bucharest, at €161.21 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 Madrid to Bucharest?
8 operators sell services from Madrid to Bucharest across 1 modes: Air Europa, Blue Air, Iberia Airlines, Ryanair, Tarom, Vueling Airlines. 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 Madrid to Bucharest?
Every service we sell from Madrid to Bucharest is direct, with around 64 departures a day and a fastest journey of 6h 46m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Madrid to Bucharest use?
Services from Madrid to Bucharest by Flight leave from Madrid MAD and arrive at Bucharest BBU. 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 Madrid to Bucharest?
0 of the 8 operators we sell from Madrid 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 Madrid to Bucharest on 9 September 2026: 2547 km of route against 2473 km in a straight line, 64 services a day, 8 operators, a cheapest fare of €199.56, and 6h 46m 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.
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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