There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Taranto by plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, car ferry, or train
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)OTP - BDS
- Take the bus from Brindisi Airport to Taranto
6h 6m€135–322Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Naples Airport (NAP)BBU - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
10h 32m€50–316Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Take the bus from Bari Viale Unità d'Italia to Taranto Porto Mercantile110
27h 58m€155–183Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfRjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia MestreRj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bari CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to TarantoIc
37h 59m€231–373Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port Of Durres
- Take the car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Drive from Port Of Bari to Taranto
21h 32m€201–270Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)OTP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
8h 36mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)OTP - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
8h 15m€130–392Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)BBU - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
9hBus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Taranto Port
34h 31mBus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Foggia
- Take the train from Foggia to Bari CentraleFr / ...
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to TarantoIc
44h 56m€194–293
Bucharest to Taranto by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Taranto is to fly and train which costs €50 - €320 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Taranto is to fly and bus which takes 6h 6m and costs €130 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Taranto. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Taranto Porto Mercantile via Sofia, Tirana, Camera Commercio and Bari Viale Unità d'Italia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Taranto via Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Bari Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 59m.
The distance between Bucharest and Taranto is 885 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Taranto without a car is to bus which takes 27h 58m and costs €150 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Bucharest to Taranto, including transfers.
Bucharest to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Taranto train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Taranto is to bus which takes 27h 58m and costs €150 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €380 and takes 37h 59m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Taranto Porto Mercantile via Sofia, Tirana, Bari Porto, Camera Commercio, and Bari Viale Unità d'Italia in around 27h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucharest to Taranto via Lokoshaza, Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre, and Bari Centrale in around 37h 59m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Naples Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €48–53
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–21
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Foggia to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €16–23
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foggia to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €13–20
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foggia to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Brindisi Airport to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Brindisi Airport to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Foggia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- 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
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika 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 Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika 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
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Durrës to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Durrës to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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Bucharest to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Taranto is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 8:59 AM in Bucharest and 7:59 AM in Taranto.
Bucharest to Taranto train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Lokoshaza station.
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