There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Tatvan by plane, taxi, night train, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Batman, taxi
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Batman (BAL)OTP - BAL
- Take the taxi from Batman (BAL) to Tatvan
9h 23m₺11,757–26,150Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Take the train from Istanbul to Sivas
- Take the train from Sivas to Tatvan
34h 50m₺2,685–4,510Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Tatvan bus station
37h 59m₺4,042–6,623Drive 2,013.1 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Tatvan2,013.1 km
26h 11m₺13,536–19,552Fly to Siirt Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Siirt Airport (SXZ)OTP - SXZ
- Take the taxi from Siirt Airport (SXZ) to Tatvan
8h 57m₺13,257–32,950Fly to Muş Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Muş Airport (MSR)OTP - MSR
- Take the train from Muş to Tatvan
9h 48m₺10,587–29,860Fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)OTP - VAN
- Take the bus from Van bus station to Tatvan bus station
18h 52m₺9,097–26,870Bus via Shumen
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Shumen
- Take the bus from Shumen to Instabul
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Take the bus from Van bus station to Tatvan bus station
43h 51m₺3,794–5,455
Bucharest to Tatvan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Tatvan is to night train and train which costs 2.600 ₺ - 4.600 ₺ and takes 34h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Tatvan is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 57m and costs 13.000 ₺ - 33.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Tatvan station. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Tatvan bus station via Istanbul Otogari and Bursa bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Tatvan. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Tatvan via Halkali, Istanbul and Sivas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 50m.
The distance between Bucharest and Tatvan is 1635 km. The road distance is 2013.1 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Tatvan without a car is to night train and train which takes 34h 50m and costs 2.600 ₺ - 4.600 ₺.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Bucharest to Tatvan, including transfers.
Bucharest to Tatvan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Tatvan train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Tatvan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Tatvan, Turkey?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Tatvan bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Istanbul Otogari, Bursa, and Bursa bus station in around 37h 59m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Batman via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Siirt Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–25,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Muş Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–25,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–32,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Batman via Sabiha Gokcen, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–24,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–22,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul to Sivas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sivas to Tatvan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Muş to Tatvan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺100–160
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–695
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺460–550
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,246
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,400–1,800
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺340–950
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺360–500
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to Tatvan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,500
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Van bus station to Tatvan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺330–460
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–700
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,100
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Shumen to Instabul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Estimated price
- ₺3,200–6,000
Batman Taksi
- Phone
- +90 555 152 72 70
- Website
- batmantaksiduragi.com
Varan Taxi
- Phone
- +90 484 223 48 48
- Website
- firmasec.com
Nur Taxi
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More Questions & Answers
Tatvan is 1h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 7:37 PM in Bucharest and 8:37 PM in Tatvan.
Bucharest to Tatvan train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Halkali station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Tatvan is 2013 km. It takes approximately 26h 11m to drive from Bucharest to Tatvan.
There are four+ hotels available in Tatvan.







































