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There are 14 ways to get from Bucharest to Erkelenz by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeOTP - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
    6h 30m
    €153–313

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to ErkelenztrainRe
    16h 36m
    €33–56

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletitrainIr
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbftrainEc / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain41 / ...
    5. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to ErkelenztrainRe
    32h 43m
    €186–378

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Duesseldorf HbftrainIce
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to ErkelenztrainRe
    29h 18m
    €154–270

  5. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeOTP - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
    7h 37m
    €182–394

  6. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)planeOTP - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlotrain
    8h 9m
    €159–404

  7. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeOTP - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
    3. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenztrain
    8h 9m
    €174–386

  8. Fly to Dortmund Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)planeOTP - DTM
    2. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Erkelenztrain
    8h 2m
    €121–352

  9. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)planeOTP - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Venlotrain
    9h 11m
    €184–394

  10. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)planeOTP - CRL
    2. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
    3. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenztrain
    8h 35m
    €128–400

  11. Bus, train via Cologne

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to MG Rheydt HbftrainRb27 / ...
    24h 44m
    €152–176

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Mönchengladbach central train stationbus1924
    34h 20m
    €156–230

  13. Drive 1,991.7 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Erkelenzcar1,991.7 km
    19h 16m
    €283–409

  14. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Erkelenzcar
    20h 43m
    €304–1,295

Bucharest to Erkelenz by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration32h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€186Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Erkelenz via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Duesseldorf Hbf in around 32h 43m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Mönchengladbach central train station once a week. Tickets cost €150–210 and the journey takes 33h 55m.

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