Cheapest€30.59
- cfr S-331606:542h 2m08:56Tulcea Oraș railway stationBucuresti Nord
Door to door 2h 46mCO2 8.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Travelling from Tulcea to Bucharest costs €30.59 at the cheapest and takes 2h 35m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 263 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 263 km
- Fastest
- 2h 35m
- Average
- 2h 43m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €30.59
- CO2 per passenger
- 8.7 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 30 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 46m | 2h 2m | 44m | €35.54 | 8.7 kg | 5 |
- 2h 46mFastest, by Train
- €35.54Cheapest, by Train
- 8.7 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 263 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 30 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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 Tulcea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €85.59 | €78.99 | €56.44 | €50.94 | €53.14 | €52.59 | €41.04 | €49.29 | €52.59 | €55.34 | €48.74 | €36.09 | €41.59 | €35.54 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €30.59
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Where to sleep in Bucharest
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When to book Tulcea to Bucharest
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €32.7990 days
- €31.6860 days
- €33.3445 days
- €32.2430 days
- €30.5921 days
- €35.5414 days
- €41.047 days
- €56.443 days
- €85.591 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €30.59.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 180 percent. The dearest point is €85.59, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 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 21 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.
- €48.74Sun
- €37.74Mon
- €41.59Tue
- €35.54Wed
- €50.39Thu
- €52.59Fri
- €55.34Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €52.59Sept
- €34.43Oct
- €36.09Nov
- €34.99Dec
- €35.54Jan
- €29.48Feb
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.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 263 km against 229 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Buzău, Galaţi, Brăila, Ploieşti. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Tulcea at 06:54 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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.
Tulcea
Rail
- Tulcea Oraș railway station
- Tulcea Mărfuri railway station
- Cataloi railway station
Coach
- Autogara Tulcea
- Autogara
Ferry
- Tulcea
- Tulcea1
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
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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 | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 cfr | €30.59 | 2h 35m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
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 | €26.00 | 85% |
| Taxes | €2.60 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 7% |
| Total you pay | €30.59 | 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
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Questions about Tulcea 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 Tulcea to Bucharest?
The fastest journey from Tulcea to Bucharest takes 2h 35m door to door, of which 2h 2m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 43m, 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 Tulcea to Bucharest?
The cheapest fare from Tulcea to Bucharest is €30.59, checked on 30 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €49.29. 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 Tulcea to Bucharest?
The cheapest way from Tulcea to Bucharest is by Train, at €35.54 for one passenger on 30 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 46m 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 Tulcea to Bucharest?
Fares from Tulcea to Bucharest bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €30.59. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 180 percent, measured on 30 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Tulcea to Bucharest?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Tulcea to Bucharest, at €35.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 30 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Tulcea to Bucharest?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Tulcea to Bucharest, at €29.48 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 Tulcea to Bucharest?
1 operators sell services from Tulcea to Bucharest across 1 modes: cfr. 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 Tulcea to Bucharest?
20 percent of the services we sell from Tulcea to Bucharest are direct. The rest connect at Buzău, Galaţi, Brăila, Ploieşti, with about 46 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Tulcea to Bucharest use?
Services from Tulcea to Bucharest by Train leave from Tulcea Oraș railway station and arrive at Bucuresti Nord. Allow about 44m 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 Tulcea to Bucharest?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Tulcea 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Tulcea to Bucharest on 9 September 2026: 263 km of route against 229 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €30.59, and 2h 35m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Bucharest is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Bucharest
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