There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Tallinn by plane, bus, train, car, or 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane OTP - TLL
7h 17m€82–276Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BBU - TLL
9h 17m€72–263Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus N1301
36h 12mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Szolnoktrain Ir
- Take the train from Szolnok to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Wloszczowa Polnoctrain Ec
- Take the train from Włoszczowa Północ to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tallinntrain 889
2d€156–197Drive 2,044.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Tallinncar 2,044.6 km
28h 8m€349–504Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Helsinki Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane OTP - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
9h 3m€109–343Bus via Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Zhytomyrbus Bucharest
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
46h 10m€117–153Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinnbus
2d 18h€218–458
Bucharest to Tallinn by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Tallinn is to bus via Zhytomyr which costs €110 - €160 and takes 46h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Tallinn is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Tallinn station. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Tallinn, Bus Station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Tallinn. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Tallinn via Szolnok, Budapest-Nyugati, Włoszczowa Północ and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Bucharest and Tallinn is 1676 km. The road distance is 2044.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Tallinn without a car is to bus which takes 36h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Bucharest to Tallinn, including transfers.
Bucharest to Tallinn bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Tallinn train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Tallinn is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €80 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 36h 12m, you could also train, which costs €150 - €200 and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Tallinn, Estonia?
LOT, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Tallinn, Bus Station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 36h 12m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Hamburg, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Hamburg, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Hamburg, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lennart Meri International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Helsinki Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €54–59
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Wloszczowa Polnoc
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Włoszczowa Północ to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- Moldovan Railways CFM
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways CFM
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–430
- Website
- Express Busline
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Tallinn bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Bucharest to Tallinn train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Szolnok station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Tallinn is 2045 km. It takes approximately 28h 8m to drive from Bucharest to Tallinn.
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