There are 12 ways to get from Bucharest to Spain by plane, bus, train, train (Renfe), car, or car train
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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane OTP - BCN
6h 17m€113–271Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Barcelonabus
42h 12m€65–160Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
28h€131–390Train
- 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
40h 5m€346–512Drive 2,497.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Barcelonacar 2,497.7 km
27h 25m€391–564Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane OTP - PMI
5h 52m€128–270Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane OTP - MAD
6h 43m€111–260Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane OTP - VLC
6h 32m€111–270Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane OTP - AGP
6h 42m€120–277Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BBU - BCN
6h 56m€86–237Bus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Montpellierbus 1922
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
2d 1h€200–361Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Barcelonacar
28h 50m€491–694
Bucharest to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Spain is to fly which costs €85 - €240 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs €120 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bucureşti and arriving at Barcelona. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 42h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Spain. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 5m.
The distance between Bucharest and Spain is 2016 km. The road distance is 2497.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Spain without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h and costs €130 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Bucharest to Spain, including transfers.
Bucharest to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Spain train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Spain is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €110 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €340 - €550 and takes 40h 5m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €160 and takes 42h 12m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Spain?
HiSky, Ulendo Airlink, and Lauda fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 40h 5m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- 1st Class
- €95–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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 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
- *
- €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
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Montpellier station.
Bucharest to Spain train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Spain is 2498 km. It takes approximately 27h 25m to drive from Bucharest to Spain.
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