There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Taranto by plane, train, bus, busferry, train (Trenitalia), 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane OTP - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tarantotrain
8h 20m€88–247Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane OTP - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
7h 3m€39–301Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Viale Unità d'Italia to Taranto Porto Mercantilebus 110
27h 6mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Tarantotrain Fr
37h 17m€327–567Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Tarantocar
18h 30m€205–301Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane OTP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
- Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus
- Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain
9h 13m€46–201Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BBU - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Tarantotrain
10h 33m€66–206Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BBU - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Materabus
- Take the bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedalebus
- Take the train from Gioia Del Colle to Tarantotrain
9h 34m€56–228Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane OTP - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Tarantotrain
12h 9mTrain, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Portbusferry
34h 10mBus, bus and ferry via Skopje
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus 983
- Take the bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Taranto Portbusferry
34h 21m
Bucharest to Taranto by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Taranto is to fly and bus and train which costs €55 - €230 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 7h 3m and costs €35 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Taranto Porto Mercantile via Sofia Central Bus Station, Tirana, Stazione Marittima and Bari Viale Unità d'Italia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Taranto via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 17m.
The distance between Bucharest and Taranto is 1302 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Taranto without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 27h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Bucharest to Taranto, including transfers.
Bucharest to Taranto bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Taranto train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
Bucharest to Taranto bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Taranto via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre, and Firenze S.M.N. in around 37h 17m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–43
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–60
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gioia Del Colle to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Bus from Bari Viale Unità d'Italia to Taranto Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Altamura Via Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- 080/9752672
- stpbari@stpspa.it
- Website
- stpspa.it
Bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- stpspa.it
Bus from Altamura - Alberghiero to Gioia del Colle - Ospedale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- stpspa.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- info@elladeviaggi.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €52–57
- Schedules at
- https://www.elladeviaggi.it/Albania%20Vlora%20RED%20STAR%20FERRIES%20En.htm
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