There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Arcachon 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 Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane OTP - BOD
- Take the train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachontrain
8h 54m€66–251Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Toulouse Matabiaubus
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
39h 52m€188–299Train, bus via Mels
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
46h€286–435Drive 2,608.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Arcachoncar 2,608.3 km
27h 15m€418–603Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane OTP - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Facture Biganostrain
11h 13m€163–352Bus, train via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
43h 27m€239–342Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeauxbus 1922
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
2d€267–401
Bucharest to Arcachon by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Arcachon is to fly and train which costs €65 - €260 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Arcachon is to fly and train which takes 8h 54m and costs €65 - €260.
The distance between Bucharest and Arcachon is 2182 km. The road distance is 2608.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Arcachon without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 52m and costs €180 - €300.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Bucharest to Arcachon, including transfers.
Arcachon is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:14 PM in Bucharest and 3:14 PM in Arcachon.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Arcachon is 2608 km. It takes approximately 27h 15m to drive from Bucharest to Arcachon.
There are 2731+ hotels available in Arcachon.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Arcachon, France?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Arcachon. However, you can take the train to Aeroport Henri Coandă T1 (Otopeni), walk to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), walk to Aéroport, take the line 39 bus to Gare de Pessac Alouette, walk to Pessac Alouette, then take the train to Arcachon. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucharest to Arcachon via Brașov, Sfântu Gheorghe, Sfântu Gheorghe, Toulouse Matabiau, Toulouse Matabiau, and Bordeaux St Jean in around 39h 52m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bayonne to Facture Biganos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- €6–11
- 1st Class
- €12–18
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €61–66
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Sargans
- *
- €120–190
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- €18–27
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €250–390
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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