There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Romania by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
4h 58m$62–222Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militaribus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
23h 20m$60–85Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus Simeonidis
16h 19m$75–115Drive 1,145.1 km
- Drive from Athens to Bucharestcar 1,145.1 km
13h 40m$241–347Fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ATH - CLJ
5h$99–252Fly to Craiova Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane ATH - CRA
4h 33m$81–378Bus via Ruse
- Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Horoscop Hotelbus Pegasus 94 / ...
19h 20m$95–98
Athens to Romania by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Romania is to bus which costs $60 - $85 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Romania is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs $80 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Romania. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Bucharest Horoscop Hotel via Ruse Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 20m.
The distance between Athens and Romania is 813 km. The road distance is 1145.1 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Romania without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 19m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Athens to Romania, including transfers.
Athens to Romania bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Romania is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs $60 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus via Ruse, which costs $94 - $98 and takes 19h 20m.
Athens to Romania bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Ruse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Romania is 1145 km. It takes approximately 13h 40m to drive from Athens to Romania.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Romania?
Tarom, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Bucharest Horoscop Hotel via Ruse Central Bus Station in around 19h 20m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $155–158
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Horoscop Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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