There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Chernobyl by train, bus, taxi, car, or plane
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Train, bus, taxi
best- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Braşov to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Stoiankabus
- Take the taxi from Stoianka to Chernobyltaxi
14h 9mTrain, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the train from Chisinau to Kyiv-Pas.train 352
- Take the taxi from Kyiv-Pas. to Chernobyltaxi
34h 6m₴2,739–4,113Drive 1,038.1 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Chernobylcar 1,038.1 km
15h 21m₴7,226–10,437Fly, bus, taxi
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane OTP - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
15h 12mBus, taxi
- Take the bus from Bucurest LUKOIL to Kyiv Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Кіптіbus
- Take the taxi from Кіпті to Chernobyltaxi
23h 2m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Chernobyl is to train and taxi which costs 2 700 ₴ - 4 200 ₴ and takes 34h 6m.
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The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Chernobyl is to drive which takes 15h 21m and costs 7 000 ₴ - 11 000 ₴.
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The distance between Bucharest and Chernobyl is 1276 km. The road distance is 1038.1 km.
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The best way to get from Bucharest to Chernobyl without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 14h 9m and costs .
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It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Bucharest to Chernobyl, including transfers.
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Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Chernobyl is 1038 km. It takes approximately 15h 21m to drive from Bucharest to Chernobyl.
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There are two+ hotels available in Chernobyl.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Chernobyl, Ukraine?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Chernobyl. However, you can take the train to Brașov, walk to Bulevardul Gării, take the line 23 bus to Stadionul Tineretului, walk to Braşov, take the bus to Zhytomyr, take the bus to Stoianka, then take the taxi to Chernobyl. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chisinau, take the train to Kyiv-Pas., then take the taxi to Chernobyl.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,600–7,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–3,900
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–4,500
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴340–950
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- ₴340–600
- 1st Class
- ₴650–950
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴750–850
- 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
- ₴320–380
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴460–700
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴400–430
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴850–1,500
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Chisinau to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- 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
- ₴1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Zhytomyr to Stoianka
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Vinnytsia to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Kyiv to Кіпті
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴390–700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhanka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴30–190
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Bucurest LUKOIL to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,900–4,100
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Estimated price
- ₴500–1,700
Uklon
- Website
- uklon.com.ua
Opti
- Phone
- 579
- Website
- opti.global
Bolt app
- Website
- bolt.eu
Avrora
- Phone
- +380442271000
- Website
- avrora-taxi.kiev.ua
Uklon
- Website
- uklon.com.ua
Opti
- Phone
- 579
- Website
- opti.global
Bolt app
- Website
- bolt.eu
Avrora
- Phone
- +380442271000
- Website
- avrora-taxi.kiev.ua
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