There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Barcelona by plane, train, bus, train (TGV, Renfe), car, or car ferry
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane OTP - BCN
6h 17m€48–150Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Carcassonnebus
- Take the train from Carcassonne to Narbonnetrain Ter
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
38h 23mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
40h 8m€341–687Drive 2,499.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Barcelonacar 2,499.4 km
27h 27m€401–579Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BBU - BCN
8h 48m€58–197Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane BBU - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
7h 37m€73–308Bus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Barcelonabus
41h 50m€150–190Bus 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€222–379Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port of Civitavecchiacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
39h 40m€389–567
Bucharest to Barcelona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Barcelona is to fly which costs €45 - €150 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Barcelona is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €45 - €150.
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, München Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 8m.
The distance between Bucharest and Barcelona is 2016 km. The road distance is 2499.4 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Barcelona without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Bucharest to Barcelona, including transfers.
Bucharest to Barcelona bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bucureşti 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 €45 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €700 and takes 40h 8m, you could also bus, which costs €150 - €190 and takes 41h 50m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Barcelona, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink, Lauda, 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, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, München Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 40h 8m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
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
- €85–180
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
- €55–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €6–11
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- 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
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Carcassonne to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- 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 Carcassonne to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €34–40
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
- 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
- €150–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 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
- €29–55
- 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 Tabita Tour, arrive at Barcelona station.
Barcelona is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:06 PM in Bucharest and 11:06 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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