There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to French Riviera by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)OTP - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
8h 49m€145–294Bus, train via Ventimiglia
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Ventimiglia
- Take the train from Monaco-Monte-Carlo to Saint-Raphaël ValescureC13
35h 29m€88–105Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to BrașovBucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
- Take the bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Fréjus Gare Routière
31h 30mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen HbfRjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Raphael ValescureTgv
40h 39m€362–612Drive 1,976.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to French Riviera1,976.4 km
20h 50m€301–435Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)BBU - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
9h 33m€98–210Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)OTP - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
9h 51m€140–353Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Nice Airport1922
- Take the train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Saint-Raphaël ValescureC13
40h 54m€110–202
Bucharest to French Riviera by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to French Riviera is to bus and train via Ventimiglia which costs €85 - €110 and takes 35h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to French Riviera is to fly and train which takes 8h 49m and costs €140 - €300.
The distance between Bucharest and French Riviera is 1604 km. The road distance is 1976.4 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to French Riviera without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Bucharest to French Riviera, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to French Riviera is 1976 km. It takes approximately 20h 50m to drive from Bucharest to French Riviera.
There are 6314+ hotels available in French Riviera.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and French Riviera, France?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to La Nartelle via Budapest-Keleti, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, St Raphael Valescure, and Gare Routiere in around 40h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Marseille Provence Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Marseille Provence Airport via Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Marseille Provence Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
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 Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Monaco-Monte-Carlo to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- 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
- €6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- 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
- €9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- interregional.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
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–37
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €95–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Fréjus Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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