There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Chełm by train, bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Braşov to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Koretsbus
- Take the bus from Korets to Helmbus
15h 17mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Lvivbus
- Take the bus from Lviv Bus Station 2 to Volodymyr-Volynskyibus
- Take the bus from Volodymyr-Volynskyi to Chełmbus
34h 24mzł 158–266Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Chelm Miastotrain Ic
32h 57mzł 483–552Drive 977.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Chełmcar 977.4 km
14h 4mzł 560–809Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Lublin Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lublin Airport (LUZ)plane OTP - LUZ
- Take the train from Swidnik Miasto to Chelm Miastotrain
12h 18mzł 651–1,658Bus via Lublin
- Take the bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv to Lublinbus
- Take the bus from Lublin Bus Station to Lubomlbus
- Take the bus from Luboml to Helmbus
19h 33mBus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N910
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Chelm Miastotrain Ic
33h 32mzł 560–948Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane OTP - RZE
- Take the taxi from Rzeszow-Airport-RZE to Chełmtaxi
8h 47mzł 997–2,062Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane OTP - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Chelm Miastotrain
8h 22mzł 521–1,126Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane BBU - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Chelm Miastotrain
8h 51mzł 181–671
Bucharest to Chełm by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Chełm is to bus which costs 150 zł - 270 zł and takes 34h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Chełm is to fly and train which takes 8h 22m and costs 500 zł - 1 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Chełm. However, there are services departing from Bucur Obor and arriving at Helm via Bucharest Doraly Expo Market, Lviv, Lublin Bus Station and Luboml. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Chełm. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Chelm Miasto via Keleti pályaudvar M, Budapest-Nyugati and Warszawa Wschodnia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 57m.
The distance between Bucharest and Chełm is 1496 km. The road distance is 977.4 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Chełm without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 17m to get from Bucharest to Chełm, including transfers.
Bucharest to Chełm bus services, operated by Gunsel, depart from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market station.
Bucharest to Chełm train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Chełm is to train which takes 32h 57m and costs 480 zł - 550 zł. Alternatively, you can bus via Lublin, which costs and takes 19h 33m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Chełm, Poland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Chelm Miasto via Budapest-Keleti, Keleti pályaudvar M, Nyugati pályaudvar M, Budapest-Nyugati, and Warszawa Wschodnia in around 32h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucur Obor to Helm via Doraly, Bucharest Doraly Expo Market, Lviv, Lublin Bus Station, and Luboml in around 19h 33m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lublin Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–950
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 230–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 600–950
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–550
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 29–80
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- zł 29–50
- 1st Class
- zł 55–80
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 63–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 270–300
- 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
- zł 27–33
- 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
- zł 35–60
- 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
- zł 33–36
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 170–200
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Chelm Miasto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–370
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Swidnik Miasto to Chelm Miasto
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–90
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Chelm Miasto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–380
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Chelm Miasto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–370
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Chelm Miasto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Swidnik Miasto to Chelm Miasto
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 15–21
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Chelm Miasto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Chelm Miasto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Braşov to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 120–190
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–190
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Zhytomyr to Korets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Korets to Helm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Lviv to Lublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Lublin Bus Station to Luboml
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Luboml to Helm
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 220–290
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Lviv to Lublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Lviv Bus Station 2 to Volodymyr-Volynskyi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 17–24
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Volodymyr-Volynskyi to Chełm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 27–55
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Estimated price
- zł 500–600
TAXI Piotr
- Phone
- +48 505 183 330
Super Taxi Rzeszów 19622
- Phone
- +48 17 19 622
- Website
- supertaxi9622.pl
Euro Taxi
- Phone
- +48 800 227 260
- Website
- eurotaxi.rze.pl
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Chełm bus services, operated by Gunsel, arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Chełm is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:38 PM in Bucharest and 2:38 PM in Chełm.
Bucharest to Chełm train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Chełm is 977 km. It takes approximately 14h 4m to drive from Bucharest to Chełm.





















































