There are 15 ways to get from Bucharest to Erkelenz by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OTP - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
6h 42mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenztrain Re
16h 41m€32–49Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain Re
30h 55mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain Re
29h 28mFly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane OTP - CGN
- Take the train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to MG Rheydt Hbftrain
7h 24m€133–318Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane OTP - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlotrain
7h 58m€132–374Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane OTP - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Mönchengladbach Hbftrain
7h 48m€119–338Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OTP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenztrain
7h 41mFly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane OTP - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenztrain
8h 13m€156–364Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane OTP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Venlotrain
9h€168–391Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane OTP - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenztrain
9h 23m€137–356Bus, train via Cologne
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to MG Rheydt Hbftrain Rb27 / ...
24h 42m€154–165Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Mönchengladbach central train stationbus 1924
34h 21m€147–253Drive 1,991.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Erkelenzcar 1,991.7 km
19h 11m€282–407Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Erkelenzcar
20h 42m€303–1,293
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Erkelenz is to bus and train which costs €30 - €50 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Erkelenz is to fly and train which takes 7h 24m and costs €130 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Erkelenz. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Erkelenz via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Aschaffenburg Hbf and Duesseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 55m.
The distance between Bucharest and Erkelenz is 1687 km. The road distance is 1991.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Erkelenz without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 41m and costs €30 - €50.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Bucharest to Erkelenz, including transfers.
Bucharest to Erkelenz train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Erkelenz is to train which takes 30h 55m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €260 and takes 34h 21m.
Erkelenz is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 5:18 PM in Bucharest and 4:18 PM in Erkelenz.
Bucharest to Erkelenz train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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, Aschaffenburg Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, and Duesseldorf Hbf in around 30h 55m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Mönchengladbach central train station once a week. Tickets cost €140–250 and the journey takes 33h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Eindhoven Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf to MG Rheydt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to MG Rheydt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Erkelenz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Aschaffenburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aschaffenburg Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–420
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Holzwickede to Mönchengladbach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €138
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Mönchengladbach central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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