There are 2 ways to get from Dakar to Bucharest by bus or plane
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Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DSS - OTP
14h 16m$262–813Bus to Banjul, fly
- Take the bus from Dakar to Banjulbus
- Fly from Banjul (BJL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BJL - OTP
19h 59m$397–1,333
Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dakar to Bucharest is to bus and fly which costs $260 - $850 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Dakar to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 14h 16m and costs $260 - $850.
The distance between Dakar and Bucharest is 5315 km.
It takes approximately 14h 16m to get from Dakar to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Dakar. It is currently 12:33 AM in Dakar and 2:33 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5332+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Dakar, Senegal and Bucharest, Romania?
There is no direct connection from Dakar to Bucharest. However, you can take the bus to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, walk to Dakar, take the bus to Dakar AIBD, walk to Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Aeroport Henri Coanda Plecari, then take the line 100 bus to Piata 21 Decembrie 1989. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Parcelles Assainies, take the bus to Banjul, take the taxi to Banjul (BJL) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Aeroport Henri Coanda Plecari, then take the line 100 bus to Piata 21 Decembrie 1989.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Banjul to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- support@demdikk.sn
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Phone
- +220 7941106
- customerservices@gtsc.gm
- Website
- gtsc.gm
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
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