There are 6 ways to get from Auckland to Bucharest by plane, shuttle, bus, night train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Auckland to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AKL - OTP
30h 12m$807–1,109Fly Auckland to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane AKL - BBU
38h 30m$478–1,310Fly Auckland to Varna Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane AKL - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumen
- Take the bus from Shumen to Buchurestbus
36h 27m$762–2,401Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane WRE - OTP
36h 34m$763–2,332Fly Auckland to Istanbul, bus, night train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Istanbul (IST)plane AKL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköybus
- Take the nighttrain from Çerkezköy to Bucharestnighttrain
37h 36mFly Auckland to Sofia Airport, train, night train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AKL - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
37h 40m$513–1,721
Auckland (AKL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Bucharest is to fly which costs $470 - $1,400 and takes 38h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Bucharest is to fly which takes 30h 12m and costs $800 - $1,200.
The distance between Auckland and Bucharest is 17322 km.
It takes approximately 30h 12m to get from Auckland to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 10h behind Auckland. It is currently 9:29 PM in Auckland and 11:29 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5461+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Bucharest, Romania?
Emirates, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Otopeni via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Otopeni via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Varna Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Varna Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Auckland to Varna Airport via Hong Kong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Varna Airport via Ngurah Rai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–850
Flights from Auckland to Sofia Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via New York JFK, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Sofia Airport via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Çerkezköy to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $10–14
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Shumen to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–28
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
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