There are 10 ways to get from Charleroi to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
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Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport
best- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CRL - OTP
5h 24m$107–281Train, bus
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels to Bucharest Oborbus
19h 19mTrain
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic
- Take the train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
31h 23mDrive 2,138.3 km
- Drive from Charleroi to Bucharestcar 2,138.3 km
20h 31m$381–551Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
6h 19mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
8h 10mTrain, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
27h 43mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic
- Take the night train from Liege-Guillemins to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
34h 53mTrain, bus via Liège
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic
- Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to București, Autogara Militaribus 1924
35h 41mDrive, car train
- Drive from Charleroi to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar
21h 30m$379–1,596
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleroi to Bucharest is to fly which costs $100 - $290 and takes 5h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Charleroi to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs $100 - $290.
No, there is no direct train from Charleroi to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Charleroi-Central and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Liège, Guillemins Bf, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 23m.
The distance between Charleroi and Bucharest is 1777 km. The road distance is 2138.3 km.
The best way to get from Charleroi to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Charleroi to Bucharest, including transfers.
Charleroi to Bucharest train services, operated by Nmbs/Sncb, depart from Charleroi-Central station.
The best way to get from Charleroi to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs $100 - $290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 31h 23m.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Charleroi. It is currently 2:50 AM in Charleroi and 3:50 AM in Bucharest.
Charleroi to Bucharest train services, operated by Nmbs/Sncb, arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
What companies run services between Charleroi, Belgium and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink and Ryanair fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Charleroi-Central to Bucuresti Nord via Liège, Guillemins Bf, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 31h 23m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–180
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
- Website
- belgianrail.be
Train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- belgianrail.be
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Night train from Liege-Guillemins to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Brussels to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Liège Guillemins to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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