There are 13 ways to get from Bucharest to Spain by plane, bus, train, train (Renfe), car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane OTP - BCN
6h 17m€110–311Bus
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 45m€376–626Train
- 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€365–680Drive 2,499.4 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Barcelonacar 2,499.4 km
27h 27m€392–566Fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane OTP - PMI
5h 51m€128–300Fly to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane OTP - VLC
6h 27m€116–280Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane OTP - MAD
6h 53m€115–279Fly to Málaga Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane OTP - AGP
7h 2m€119–287Fly 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€129–297Bus 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€203–373Drive, 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 52m€492–694Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port of Civitavecchiacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
39h 39m€382–567
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 €120 - €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, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 5m.
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 45m and costs €370 - €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 - €320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €360 - €700 and takes 40h 5m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €170 and takes 41h 50m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Spain?
Ulendo Airlink, HiSky, 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, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 40h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Málaga Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Alicante-Elche Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
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
- €50–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- 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
- €95–230
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- 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
- €140–240
- 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
- €210–350
- 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
- €40–120
- 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
- €55–150
- 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
- €75–130
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- 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
- €6–12
- 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
- €27–55
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- 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
- €23–45
- 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
- €20–40
- 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
- €28–60
- 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
- €100–160
- 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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