There are 12 ways to get from Bucharest to Potenza by plane, bus, train, 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 Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- 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€112–263Fly 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 Afragola to Potenza Centraletrain
9h 8m€60–189Bus, 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 40m€171–323Train
- 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 11m€275–472Drive, 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€187–348Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane OTP - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Potenza Centraletrain
8h 34m€132–293Fly 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€65–149Fly 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 29m€150–400Fly 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
11h 21m€122–323Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Potenza Centralebus Verona
36h 32m€117–128Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- 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
37h 28mBus
- 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 bus which costs €65 - €150 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Potenza is to fly and train which takes 8h 34m and costs €130 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Potenza. However, there are services departing from Bucureşti and arriving at Potenza Centrale via Verona Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 32m.
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 11m.
The distance between Bucharest and Potenza is 1044 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Potenza without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 40m and costs €170 - €330.
It takes approximately 9h 1m 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 36h 11m and costs €270 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus via Verona, which costs €110 - €130 and takes 36h 32m.
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 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti to Potenza Centrale via Verona Porta Nuova in around 36h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Naples Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Abruzzo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Abruzzo Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Abruzzo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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 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
- €25–50
- 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/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–45
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €6–9
- 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
- +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
Bus from Bucureşti to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- 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
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- 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
- €30–114
- 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
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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Bucharest to Potenza bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova station.
Potenza is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 5:48 PM in Bucharest and 4:48 PM in Potenza.
Bucharest to Potenza train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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