There are 10 ways to get from Europe to Craiova by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FRA - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
11h 29m$131–342Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Würzburg Main Station to Devabus
- Take the bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
28h 41m$173–275Train
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
29h 11m$223–629Drive 1,535.3 km
- Drive from Europe to Craiovacar 1,535.3 km
15h 48m$253–366Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soesttrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane DTM - CRA
9h 29m$153–412Train to Frankfurt, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane FRA - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Tekijabus
- Take the train from Orşova to Craiovatrain
17h 24m$182–441Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
18h 53m$148–351Train, night train
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
30h 8m$158–459Bus
- Take the bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Mediaşbus
- Take the bus from Mediaş to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
40h 55mDrive, car train
- Drive from Europe to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Craiovacar
16h 42m$301–1,235
Europe to Craiova by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Craiova is to train and bus which costs $170 - $280 and takes 28h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Craiova is to train and fly which takes 9h 29m and costs $150 - $420.
The distance between Europe and Craiova is 1874 km. The road distance is 1535.3 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Craiova without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 41m and costs $170 - $280.
It takes approximately 11h 29m to get from Europe to Craiova, including transfers.
The best way to get from Europe to Craiova is to train which takes 29h 11m and costs $220 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 40h 55m.
Craiova is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 11:03 PM in Europe and 12:03 AM in Craiova.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Craiova is 1535 km. It takes approximately 15h 48m to drive from Europe to Craiova.
There are 781+ hotels available in Craiova.
What companies run services between Europe and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Craiova via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 29h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Eisenach, ZOB, and Mediaş in around 40h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Frankfurt to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–490
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $140–210
- 1st Class
- $290–490
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $45–70
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Soest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Orşova to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $13–16
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $170–200
- Seating Carriage
- $75–95
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–950
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $460–510
- Car Compartment
- $800–950
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Würzburg Main Station to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Deva to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Tekija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Schedules at
- litas.rs
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Eisenach, ZOB to Mediaş
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Mediaş to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–28
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
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