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There are 13 ways to get from Bucharest to Gelsenkirchen by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane OTP - DUS
    6h 45m
    €139–285

  2. Bus, train via Aachen

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus bus
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train Ice
    19h 11m
    €64–113

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain train Ir
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain train Ec / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train Ice
    31h 8m
    €266–533

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Night Train
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train Ice
    28h 59m
    €275–541

  5. Fly to Dortmund Airport

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane plane OTP - DTM
    6h 14m
    €128–345

  6. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane OTP - CGN
    2. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    7h 59m
    €123–325

  7. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane OTP - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    8h 25m
    €166–405

  8. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane OTP - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    8h 49m
    €166–387

  9. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane OTP - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Viersen to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain train
    9h 31m
    €156–400

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Wattenscheidtrain train Re
    24h 56m

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Essen central train stationbus bus 1925
    36h 59m
    €158–270

  12. Drive 1,968.1 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Gelsenkirchencar car 1,968.1 km
    19h 28m
    €278–402

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Gelsenkirchencar car
    20h 45m
    €303–1,293

Bucharest to Gelsenkirchen by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration31h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€266Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Gelsenkirchen, Germany?

Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Gelsenkirchen Hbf via Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf in around 31h 8m.

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