There are 4 ways to get from Bucharest to Bamako by plane, train, night train, or bus
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 Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO)plane OTP - BKO
13h 50m$381–1,345Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO)plane BBU - BKO
18h 11m$421–1,541Train to Craiova Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO)plane CRA - BKO
30h 5m$646–1,869Night train, bus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO)plane IST - BKO
21h 28m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Bamako is to fly which costs $380 - $1,400 and takes 13h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Bamako is to fly which takes 13h 50m and costs $380 - $1,400.
The distance between Bucharest and Bamako is 4841 km.
It takes approximately 13h 50m to get from Bucharest to Bamako, including transfers.
Bamako is 3h behind Bucharest. It is currently 10:29 PM in Bucharest and 7:29 PM in Bamako.
There are 101+ hotels available in Bamako.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Bamako, Mali?
Ryanair, Royal Air Maroc, and Ulendo Airlink fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Bologna, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Valencia, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Naples, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Craiova Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Bologna, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Craiova Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Barcelona, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Bologna, Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- corsair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Budapest, Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $10–14
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
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