There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Potenza by plane, train, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or busferry
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 Naples Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane OTP - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Potenza Centraletrain
7h 58m€119–290Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BBU - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Potenza Centraletrain
8h 32m€42–186Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtinatrain
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Potenza Centraletrain Fr
30h 38m€176–323Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtinatrain
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Potenza Centraletrain Fr
36h 9m€280–472Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port Of Durrescar
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
- Drive from Port Of Bari to Potenzacar
22h 20m€189–374Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane OTP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Potenza - Via Zarabus
9h 1m€112–250Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane OTP - CIA
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Potenza Centraletrain
9h 35m€154–407Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Abruzzo Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Abruzzo Airport (PSR)plane OTP - PSR
- Take the train from Pescara Centrale to Foggiatrain
- Take the bus from Foggia to Potenza, Terminal Busbus
10h 26m€118–297Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BBU - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Potenza - Via Zarabus
9h 25m€55–196Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Potenza Centraletrain Re
34h 18mBus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Giulianovabus
- Take the bus from Pescara to Potenzabus
2d 8h
Bucharest to Potenza by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Potenza is to fly and train which costs €40 - €190 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Potenza is to fly and train which takes 7h 58m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Potenza. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Potenza Centrale via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Roma Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 9m.
The distance between Bucharest and Potenza is 1234 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Potenza without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 38m and costs €170 - €330.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Bucharest to Potenza, including transfers.
Bucharest to Potenza train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Potenza is to train which takes 36h 9m and costs €280 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 8h.
Potenza is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 1:12 PM in Bucharest and 12:12 PM in Potenza.
Bucharest to Potenza train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Potenza, Italy?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Potenza Centrale via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre, and Roma Tiburtina in around 36h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Potenza via Giulianova, Giulianova, Pescara Centrale, and Pescara in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Roma Ciampino Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Abruzzo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Abruzzo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–150
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pescara Centrale to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Taranto to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €65–85
- Smart Flex
- €70–90
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pescara Centrale to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
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
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 0835 721443
- info@grassani.it
- Website
- grassani.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Potenza - Via Zara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- grassani.it
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Foggia to Potenza, Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Giulianova
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Pescara to Potenza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- €114
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- €100–150
- Deck
- €65–75
- Car
- €95–110
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €94–99
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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