There are 13 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
8h 8m€68–274Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 - Via Ugo La Malfa to Potenza - Via Zarabus
9h 1m€42–209Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Potenza Centraletrain Fr
30h 33m€233–353Train
- 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 Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Potenza Centraletrain Fr
35h 54m€300–476Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Durrëscar
- Take the carferry from Durrës to Port of Baricarferry
- Drive from Port Of Bari to Potenzacar
22h 29m€219–351Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport, train
- 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 44m€63–271Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane OTP - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Potenzacar
7h 21m€96–319Fly 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 - Via Ugo La Malfa to Potenza - Via Zarabus
9h 22m€87–266Fly 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 19m€105–379Fly 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 Candela to Potenza Centralebus
10h 57m€66–310Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the bus from Venice Mestre Train Station Bus Stop to Potenza Bus Stationbus Itabus
35h 54m€164–228Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Potenza Centraletrain Re
37h 11mBus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Giulianovabus
- Take the bus from Pescara to Potenzabus
2d 8h€163–213
Bucharest to Potenza by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Potenza is to fly and bus which costs €40 - €210 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Potenza is to fly and drive which takes 7h 21m and costs €95 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Potenza station. However, there are services departing from Bucureşti and arriving at Potenza Bus Station via Venice Mestre Train Station Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 54m.
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 Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 54m.
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 33m and costs €230 - €360.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Bucharest to Potenza, including transfers.
Bucharest to Potenza bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bucureşti station.
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 35h 54m and costs €300 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus via Venice, which costs €160 - €230 and takes 35h 54m.
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 Firenze S.M.N. in around 35h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti to Potenza Bus Station via Venezia, Viale Stazione and Venice Mestre Train Station Bus Stop in around 35h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Abruzzo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pescara Centrale to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Taranto to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taranto to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pescara Centrale to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Taranto to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €61–66
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €39–43
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–60
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +39 0835 721443
- info@grassani.it
- Website
- grassani.it
Bus from Matera - Via Ugo La Malfa to Potenza - Via Zara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- grassani.it
Bus from Matera - Via Ugo La Malfa to Potenza - Via Zara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- grassani.it
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Candela to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Venice Mestre Train Station Bus Stop to Potenza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- 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
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- 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
- €62–114
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- €65
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- €94
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- €114
- Car
- €100
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- Ventouris Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Potenza bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione station.
Potenza is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:56 AM in Bucharest and 10:56 AM in Potenza.
Bucharest to Potenza train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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