There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Leu by bus, train, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus 3902
4h 31m$35–50Bus via Caracal
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Caracalbus
5h 57m$16–20Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Caracaltrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Craiova / ...
4h 51m$18–31Drive 201.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Leucar 201.9 km
3h 13m$33–47Train via Roșiorii de Vede
- Take the train from Bucharest to Roşiori Nordtrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Roşiori Nord / ...
- Take the train from Roşiori Nord to Leu Hm.train Roşiori Nord - Craiova
6h 14m$19–31
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Leu is to bus via Caracal which costs $16 - $21 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Leu is to drive which takes 3h 13m and costs $30 - $50.
The distance between Bucharest and Leu is 254 km. The road distance is 201.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Leu without a car is to bus which takes 4h 31m and costs $35 - $55.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Bucharest to Leu, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Leu is to bus which takes 4h 31m and costs $35 - $55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $17 - $35 and takes 4h 51m.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Leu is 202 km. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from Bucharest to Leu.
There are 772+ hotels available in Leu.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Leu, Dolj, Romania?
FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord 3 times a day. Tickets cost $16–29 and the journey takes 4h 5m. Alternatively, Romanian Railways (CFR) operates a train from Bucharest to Caracal every 4 hours. Tickets cost $16–18 and the journey takes 2h 59m. S.C. Softrans S.R.L. also services this route 3 times a day.
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Caracal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Roşiori Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Roşiori Nord to Leu Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Caracal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Roşiori Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Roşiori Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $4–8
- 1st Class
- $9–14
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 021.312.65.91
- office@dlsbus.ro
- Website
- dlsbus.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Caracal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- dlsbus.ro
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