There are 12 ways to get from Bucharest to Spain by plane, bus, train, train (TGV), car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane OTP - BCN
6h 17m€110–298Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Barcelonabus
41h 50m€65–170Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
27h 47m€395–652Train
- 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 Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
41h 47m€532–858Drive 2,499.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Barcelonacar 2,499.4 km
27h 27m€389–562Fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane OTP - PMI
5h 51m€113–300Fly to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane OTP - VLC
6h 27m€121–430Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane OTP - MAD
6h 53m€120–289Fly to Málaga Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane OTP - AGP
7h 2m€119–317Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane OTP - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
8h 9m€128–307Bus 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€200–362Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port of Civitavecchiacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
39h 39m€380–555
Bucharest to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Spain is to bus which costs €65 - €170 and takes 41h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs €110 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bucureşti and arriving at Barcelona. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 41h 50m.
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, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 47m.
The distance between Bucharest and Spain is 2017 km. The road distance is 2499.4 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Spain without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 47m and costs €390 - €650.
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 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €500 - €900 and takes 41h 47m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €170 and takes 41h 50m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Spain?
HiSky, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona Sants in around 41h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- 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
- €62–67
- 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
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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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 2499 km. It takes approximately 27h 27m to drive from Bucharest to Spain.
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