Travel to Bucharest
Every way to reach Bucharest: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Bucharest is reachable from 171 places across 44 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 54 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin is 58 km away.
How people reach Bucharest
Every mode that actually calls at Bucharest, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 70 | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 856 km | 2 |
| Coach | 42 | €10.07 | 1h 48m | 1,383 km | 1 |
| Flight | 260 | €34.36 | 4h | 6,426 km | 51 |
- 171Places you can arrive from
- 171Places you can leave for
- 44Countries
- 54Operators
The train gets you into Bucharest. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Bucharest
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 31 | 8% | Ploieşti, 58 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 79 | 21% | Constanţa, 203 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 139 | 37% | Tirana, 618 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 123 | 33% | Nice, 1504 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Bucharest that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 92 | 29% |
| Italy | 40 | 13% |
| Türkiye | 28 | 9% |
| Germany | 26 | 8% |
| Spain | 26 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 5% |
| Greece | 13 | 4% |
| France | 12 | 4% |
| Austria | 9 | 3% |
| Poland | 8 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 2% |
| Portugal | 6 | 2% |
| Egypt | 5 | 2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1% |
| Belgium | 4 | 1% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1% |
| Czechia | 4 | 1% |
| Denmark | 4 | 1% |
| Finland | 4 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Bucharest
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bucharest
- Bucuresti Nord
- Bucharest Obor
- Bucharest Băneasa
- Bucuresti Autogara Filaret
- Memento Bus
- OTP
- BBU
OTP is not in Bucharest, and the drive 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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The cheapest journeys into Bucharest
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ploieşti to Bucharest bus | €10.07 | 1h 48m | 58 km |
| Piteşti to Bucharest bus | €10.07 | 2h 40m | 109 km |
| Craiova to Bucharest bus | €11.73 | 3h 14m | 184 km |
| Ploieşti to Bucharest train | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 58 km |
| Constanța to Bucharest bus | €13.38 | 4h | 203 km |
| Buzău to Bucharest train | €13.54 | 1h 38m | 98 km |
| Piteşti to Bucharest train | €14.64 | 1h 42m | 109 km |
| Sofia to Bucharest bus | €17.78 | 4h 39m | 296 km |
| Brasov to Bucharest train | €18.49 | 1h 57m | 141 km |
| Craiova to Bucharest train | €20.69 | 2h 10m | 184 km |
| Focşani to Bucharest train | €21.24 | 2h 6m | 164 km |
| Istanbul to Bucharest bus | €22.18 | 6h 37m | 445 km |
| Brăila to Bucharest train | €22.34 | 2h 11m | 174 km |
| Râmnicu Vâlcea to Bucharest train | €22.34 | 2h 6m | 156 km |
| Sibiu to Bucharest train | €23.99 | 2h 20m | 216 km |
| Galati to Bucharest train | €24.54 | 2h 21m | 189 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Bucharest well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Bucuresti Nord
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Bucharest
Common questions about Travel to Bucharest
How can I get to Bucharest?
Bucharest is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 171 places, across 44 countries, on services run by 54 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Bucharest?
The cheapest way into Bucharest is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 171 origins we sell into Bucharest over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Bucharest?
The fastest journey into Bucharest is by Train, at 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 58 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Bucharest have?
Bucharest has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are Bucuresti Nord, Bucharest Obor, Bucharest Băneasa. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Bucharest from within 200 km?
31 of the routes we sell into Bucharest start within 200 km. The nearest is Ploieşti, 58 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Bucharest in Romania?
Bucharest connects to 171 places on our network across 44 countries, the furthest of them 6,426 km away in a straight line. Romania routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Romania
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Bucharest is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Bucharest
Day trips that leave Bucharest in the morning and cover a good part of Romania by evening.
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