There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Tulcea by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, or shuttle
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, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulceabus
9h 42mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Tulceabus Simeonidis
22h 31m$75–168Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Tulceabus Simeonidis
22h 2m$90–155Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Tulcea Oraş Hm.train
22h 56m$99–154Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thessalonikiferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Tulceabus Simeonidis
44h 40m$254–549Fly to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)plane ATH - CND
- Take the train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.train
11h 31m$237–580Fly to Varna Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ATH - VAR
- Take the bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constantabus
- Take the bus from Constanța to Tulceabus
13h 17m$217–445Fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane ATH - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Izmail Bus stationbus
- Drive from Izmail Bus station to Orlivkacar
- Take the car ferry from Orlivka to Isacceacarferry
14h 13m$77–264Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulceabus
24h 20mDrive 1,420 km
- Drive from Athens to Tulceacar 1,420 km
16h 58m$298–431
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Tulcea is to train and bus which costs $90 - $160 and takes 22h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Tulcea is to fly and train which takes 11h 31m and costs $230 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Tulcea. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Tulcea via Thessaloniki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 31m.
The distance between Athens and Tulcea is 1091 km. The road distance is 1420 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Tulcea without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 2m and costs $90 - $160.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Athens to Tulcea, including transfers.
Athens to Tulcea bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Tulcea bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis, arrive at Thessaloniki Monastiriou station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Tulcea is 1420 km. It takes approximately 16h 58m to drive from Athens to Tulcea.
There are 162+ hotels available in Tulcea.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Tulcea, Romania?
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Tulcea via Thessaloniki Monastiriou and Thessaloniki in around 22h 31m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- auraairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Medgidia to Tulcea Oraş Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0241 518 581
- rezervari@kirvad.ro
- Website
- kirvad.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kirvad.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- sudmsc@yahoo.com
- Website
- mercado-sud.ro
Bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanța to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Constanța to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Izmail Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.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 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Car ferry from Orlivka to Isaccea
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Schedules at
- porom.org
- Passenger
- $1
- Car
- $16
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