There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Marseille by plane, train, bus, 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 to Marseille Provence Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane OTP - MRS
5h 48m€52–211Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Toulon - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Toulon to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
31h 12mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 84
36h 2m€347–647Drive 2,079.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Marseillecar 2,079.7 km
22h 9m€327–471Fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane OTP - NCE
- Take the train from Antibes to Marseille St Charlestrain
8h 46m€101–264Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus 1922
40h 35m€140–290
Bucharest to Marseille by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Marseille is to fly which costs €50 - €220 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Marseille is to fly which takes 5h 48m and costs €50 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 40h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Marseille. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Marseille Saint-Charles via Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB and Mulhouse Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 2m.
The distance between Bucharest and Marseille is 1712 km. The road distance is 2079.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Marseille without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Bucharest to Marseille, including transfers.
Bucharest to Marseille bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Marseille train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Marseille is to fly which takes 5h 48m and costs €50 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €650 and takes 36h 2m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €290 and takes 40h 35m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Marseille, France?
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Marseille Saint-Charles via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Mulhouse Ville in around 36h 2m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Marseille Provence Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Marseille Provence Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €6–11
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- 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/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
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 Toulon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Antibes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €130–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Toulon - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Marseille bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Marseille is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:07 PM in Bucharest and 3:07 PM in Marseille.
Bucharest to Marseille train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Marseille is 2080 km. It takes approximately 22h 9m to drive from Bucharest to Marseille.
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