There are 8 ways to get from Bordeaux to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, or car 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 from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BOD - OTP
6h 7m$132–322Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
2d 2h$100–210Train, bus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
23h$146–396Train
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
33h 37m$408–826Drive 2,542.6 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Bucharestcar 2,542.6 km
26h 49m$456–658Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TLS - OTP
10h 36m$169–592Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
45h 31m$130–186Drive, car train
- Drive from Bordeaux to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
28h 31m$553–777
Bordeaux to Bucharest by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Bucharest is to bus which costs $100 - $210 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs $130 - $330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bordeaux and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 2 days 2h.
No, there is no direct train from Bordeaux to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux St Jean and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est, München Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 37m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Bucharest is 2138 km. The road distance is 2542.6 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h and costs $140 - $400.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Bordeaux to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bordeaux station.
Bordeaux to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bordeaux St Jean station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs $130 - $330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $400 - $850 and takes 33h 37m, you could also bus via Sofia, which costs $130 - $190 and takes 45h 31m.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Bucuresti Nord via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 33h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bordeaux Saint-Jean Terres de Borde to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bordeaux to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 3:39 PM in Bordeaux and 4:39 PM in Bucharest.
Bordeaux to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Bucharest is 2543 km. It takes approximately 26h 49m to drive from Bordeaux to Bucharest.
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