There are 12 ways to get from Esslingen to Bucharest by plane, train, 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.
Fly Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STR - OTP
5h 19m$133–416Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)FMM - BBU
7h 38m$64–399Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Esslingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bucharest
18h 55mTrain
- Take the train from Esslingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
26h 43m$317–476Drive 1,661.3 km
- Drive from Esslingen to Bucharest1,661.3 km
16h 15m$274–396Fly Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)STR - BBU
9h$81–329Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Esslingen to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MUC - OTP
7h 9m$208–424Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)FRA - OTP
7h 4m$195–453Night train, train
- Take the night train from Goeppingen to Wien HbfEn
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
30h 31m$270–374Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to București, Autogara Militari1929
30h 46m$68–143Train, bus
- Take the train from Waiblingen to Nuernberg HbfRe
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
32h 5mDrive, car train
- Drive from Esslingen to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
17h 48m$365–520
Esslingen to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esslingen to Bucharest is to bus which costs $65 - $150 and takes 30h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Esslingen to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $130 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Esslingen to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Esslingen and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Esslingen to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Esslingen and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 43m.
The distance between Esslingen and Bucharest is 1418 km. The road distance is 1661.3 km.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Vienna which takes 18h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Esslingen to Bucharest, including transfers.
Esslingen to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Esslingen to Bucharest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Esslingen station.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $130 - $420. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $310 - $480 and takes 26h 43m, you could also bus, which costs $65 - $150 and takes 30h 46m.
What companies run services between Esslingen, Germany and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Esslingen to Bucuresti Nord via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 26h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $14–21
- 1st Class
- $20–25
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $65–110
Train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–24
- 1st Class
- $29–50
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- $21–35
Train from Waiblingen to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $30–40
- 1st Class Ticket
- $40–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- 1st Class
- $45–60
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Goeppingen to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33–38
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Nuremberg to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Esslingen to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Esslingen. It is currently 8:13 AM in Esslingen and 9:13 AM in Bucharest.
Esslingen to Bucharest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esslingen to Bucharest is 1661 km. It takes approximately 16h 15m to drive from Esslingen to Bucharest.
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