There are 14 ways to get from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville by plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, car, or car train
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Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)OTP - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
9h 56m€191–423Bus, train via Brussels
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
23h 5m€119–261Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Wien MeidlingEc
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'EstNj
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
39h 29m€200–422Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Paris EstNj
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
38h 56m€216–439Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)OTP - ORY
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
10h 8m€161–443Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)OTP - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Saint Denis Université
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
10h 54m€176–448Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)OTP - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lison
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourg
13h 11m€258–653Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)OTP - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
11h 12m€243–601Fly to Bristol Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)OTP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Take the ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
15h 52m€183–709Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)OTP - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
11h 53m€203–531Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Take the bus from Ploieşti to Gallieni
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
38h 15m€140–215Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rennes1923
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-GareC<>R
2d 3hDrive 2,617.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville2,617.3 km
25h 28m€407–588Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Cherbourg-Octeville
27h 38m€419–1,468
Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville is to bus and train via Brussels which costs €110 - €270 and takes 23h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville is to fly and train which takes 9h 56m and costs €190 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Cherbourg-Gare via Rennes-Gare Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Cherbourg via Loekoeshaza, Wien Meidling, Magenta and Paris St Lazare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 29m.
The distance between Bucharest and Cherbourg-Octeville is 2268 km. The road distance is 2617.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville without a car is to bus and train via Brussels which takes 23h 5m and costs €110 - €270.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville, including transfers.
Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville is to train which takes 39h 29m and costs €200 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 3h.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Cherbourg-Octeville, France?
You can take a train from Bucharest to Cherbourg via Lokoshaza, Loekoeshaza, Wien Meidling, Paris l'Est, Magenta, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, and Paris St Lazare in around 39h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Cherbourg-Gare via Rennes and Rennes-Gare Routiere in around 2d 3h.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–800
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
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 Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €48–53
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Loekoeshaza to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Wien Meidling to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €170–200
- Seating Carriage
- €90–120
Night train from Wien Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €170–200
- Seating Carriage
- €90–120
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Saint Denis Université
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ploiești
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ploieşti to Gallieni
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rennes station.
Cherbourg-Octeville is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 9:05 PM in Bucharest and 8:05 PM in Cherbourg-Octeville.
Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Lokoshaza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville is 2617 km. It takes approximately 25h 28m to drive from Bucharest to Cherbourg-Octeville.
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