There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Funafuti by bus, shuttle, plane, night train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane VAR - FUN
47h 35m$2,292–7,763Night train to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane SAW - FUN
2d 18h$1,113–3,233Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane OTP - FUN
39h 21m$2,401–10,005Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane BBU - FUN
4d 6h$1,801–6,501Night train, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane IST - FUN
45h 14m$1,612–5,530
Varna Airport (VAR) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Funafuti is to night train and fly which costs $1,100 - $3,300 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Funafuti is to fly which takes 39h 21m and costs $2,400 - $10,000.
The distance between Bucharest and Funafuti is 15535 km.
It takes approximately 47h 35m to get from Bucharest to Funafuti, including transfers.
Funafuti is 10h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 9:06 PM in Bucharest and 7:06 AM in Funafuti.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Funafuti, Tuvalu?
Etihad and Fiji Airways fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) once a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Istanbul Airport, Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–14,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Funafuti International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Dubai, Brisbane, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Doha, Brisbane, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Almaty, Hong Kong, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Tokyo Narita, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Singapore Changi, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $11–15
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $11–15
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
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