There are 13 ways to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CDG - OTP
9h 1m$243–502Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)CFR - BBU
17h 44m$133–493Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
23h 46m$182–408Train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
38h 3m$424–828Drive 2,624.1 km
- Drive from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest2,624.1 km
25h 10m$470–679Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ORY - OTP
9h 9m$216–570Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Take the train from Lison to Pontchaillou
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)RNS - OTP
13h 32m$334–701Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BVA - OTP
10h 23m$259–489Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CFR - OTP
10h 49m$200–570Train, bus
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Ploieşti
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
37h 26m$188–330Train, night train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the night train from Paris Est to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
38h 25m$415–830Bus
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare RoutiereC<>R
- Take the bus from Rennes to București, Autogara Militari1923
2d 1hDrive, car train
- Drive from Cherbourg-Octeville to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharest
26h 39m$479–1,741
Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest is to train and bus which costs $180 - $330 and takes 37h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $240 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg-Gare and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Rennes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris l'Est and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 3m.
The distance between Cherbourg-Octeville and Bucharest is 2270 km. The road distance is 2624.1 km.
The best way to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 23h 46m and costs $180 - $410.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest, including transfers.
Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest bus services, operated by Cap Cotentin, depart from Cherbourg-Gare station.
Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cherbourg station.
The best way to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest is to train which takes 38h 3m and costs $420 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Cherbourg-Octeville, France and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Cherbourg to Bucuresti Nord via Paris St Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Magenta, Paris l'Est, and Wien Meidling in around 38h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cherbourg-Gare to București, Autogara Militari via Rennes-Gare Routiere and Rennes in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–400
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–400
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Lyon, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Nice, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Marseille, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- $110–160
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $14–22
- Rail 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Lison to Pontchaillou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- $65–95
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- Rail 1st Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lison to Pontchaillou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $200–230
- Seating Carriage
- $110–140
Night train from Paris Est to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–140
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Gallieni to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest bus services, operated by Cap Cotentin, arrive at Rennes-Gare Routiere station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Cherbourg-Octeville. It is currently 4:36 AM in Cherbourg-Octeville and 5:36 AM in Bucharest.
Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest is 2624 km. It takes approximately 25h 10m to drive from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest.
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