There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Barcelona by plane, bus, train, train (TGV, Renfe), car, or car ferry
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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane OTP - BCN
6h 17m€110–298Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Barcelonabus
41h 50m€65–170Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
27h 14m€299–566Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
40h 34m€356–597Drive 2,499.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Barcelonacar 2,499.4 km
27h 27m€389–562Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BBU - BCN
8h 48m€68–194Bus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Montpellierbus 1922
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
2d 1h€200–362Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port of Civitavecchiacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
39h 39m€380–555
Bucharest to Barcelona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Barcelona is to fly which costs €65 - €200 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Barcelona is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €110 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bucureşti and arriving at Barcelona. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 41h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB, Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 34m.
The distance between Bucharest and Barcelona is 2017 km. The road distance is 2499.4 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Barcelona without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 14m and costs €290 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Bucharest to Barcelona, including transfers.
Bucharest to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Barcelona train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Barcelona is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €110 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €350 - €600 and takes 40h 34m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €170 and takes 41h 50m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Barcelona, Spain?
HiSky, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Barcelona-Sants via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 40h 34m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €130–200
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Montpellier station.
Barcelona is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 6:42 AM in Bucharest and 5:42 AM in Barcelona.
Bucharest to Barcelona train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Barcelona is 2499 km. It takes approximately 27h 27m to drive from Bucharest to Barcelona.
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