There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Saransk by train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Vaslui
best- Take the train from Bucharest to Vaslui
- Take the bus from Vaslui to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Saransk
43h 16mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Saransk
2d 12h₽7,848–25,518Fly to Saransk Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Saransk Airport (SKX)OTP - SKX
29h 35m₽11,942–32,057Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau402
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Saransk
2d 1h₽15,522–26,744Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Take the bus from Saratov to Saransk810
2d 6h₽12,083–22,538Fly to Ternovka Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ternovka Airport (PEZ)OTP - PEZ
- Take the train from Penza 1 to Saransk
14h 42m₽15,426–50,641Fly to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ)OTP - GOJ
- Take the train from Nizhny Novgorod Strigino to Saransk
17h 36m₽18,316–66,131Fly to Kazan, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kazan (KZN)OTP - KZN
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Kanash
- Take the train from Kanash to Saransk-1
22h 8m₽18,821–73,321
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Saransk Airport (SKX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Saransk is to bus which costs RUB 12000 - RUB 23000 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Saransk is to fly and train which takes 14h 42m and costs RUB 15000 - RUB 55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest station to Saransk. However, there are services departing from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station and arriving at Saransk via Chișinău, North Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station and Saratov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Bucharest and Saransk is 3021 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Saransk without a car is to train and bus via Vaslui which takes 43h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 43h 16m to get from Bucharest to Saransk, including transfers.
Bucharest to Saransk bus services, operated by GAL TRANS, depart from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Saransk is to fly which takes 29h 35m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 33000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 12000 - RUB 23000 and takes 2 days 6h.
Bucharest to Saransk bus services, operated by GAL TRANS, arrive at Chişinău Northern Bus Station.
Saransk is 1h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 7:38 PM in Bucharest and 8:38 PM in Saransk.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Saransk, Russia?
Air Serbia, Azimuth, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Saransk Airport (SKX) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Saransk via Chişinău Northern Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station, and Saratov in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Saransk Airport via Belgrade, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–42,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Saransk Airport via Istanbul, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–42,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Saransk Airport via Erevan, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–24,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Saransk Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–49,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ternovka Airport via Istanbul, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–41,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ternovka Airport via Antalya, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–46,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ternovka Airport via Istanbul, Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–40,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kazan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–85,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Saransk Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–37,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–75,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kazan via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
- Website
- flysmartavia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Belgrade, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–65,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kazan via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–60,000
- Website
- data.gov.ro
Train from Bucharest to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- data.gov.ro
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–2,800
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Saransk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–4,200
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽9,000–13,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,200–3,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,000–4,200
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Saransk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–4,600
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–15,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,400–3,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,300–4,600
Train from Penza 1 to Saransk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽950–2,400
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽4,500–6,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽950–1,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,700–2,400
Train from Nizhny Novgorod Strigino to Saransk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–3,100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,400–2,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,200–3,100
Train from Kazan-Pass to Kanash
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽950–2,400
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽4,400–6,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽950–1,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,700–2,400
Train from Kanash to Saransk-1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,800
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,500–7,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,200–1,700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,000–2,800
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Penza 1 to Saransk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽340–640
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽600–640
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽340–400
Train from Kanash to Saransk-1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽600–840
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽790–840
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽600–750
- Phone
- 8 (800) 550-53-93
- Website
- sodruzhestvoppk.ru
Train from Kazan-Pass to Kanash
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽250–380
- Website
- https://sodruzhestvoppk.ru
- Schedules at
- https://sodruzhestvoppk.ru/raspisanie-elektrichek
- Book at
- https://www.rzd.ru/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Vaslui to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,308
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,088–14,176
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽14,176
- Children
- ₽7,088
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,900
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Saransk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,800
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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