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There are 15 ways to get from Geilenkirchen to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    best
    1. Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Neuss Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Neuss Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeCGN - OTP
    6h 39m
    $155–386

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    17h 8m
    $35–62

  3. Train via Passau

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    3. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien MeidlingtrainIce
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    29h 57m
    $351–682

  4. Drive 2,004.5 km

    1. Drive from Geilenkirchen to Bucharestcar2,004.5 km
    19h 28m
    $331–477

  5. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Sittard to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeEIN - OTP
    7h 9m
    $182–454

  6. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Hagen Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeDTM - OTP
    7h 28m
    $146–428

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Sittard to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeAMS - OTP
    8h 13m
    $211–460

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBRU - OTP
    7h 43m
    $212–453

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    7h 31m
    $208–467

  10. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeCRL - OTP
    8h 4m
    $142–476

  11. Fly Maastricht Aachen Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

    1. Fly from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)planeMST - BBU
    7h
    $70–305

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Geilenkirchen to Koeln HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
    25h 24m
    $179–187

  13. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain90N
    2. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    33h 2m
    $498–737

  14. Bus via București, Autogara Militari

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to București, Autogara Militaribus1924
    33h 35m
    $97–190

  15. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Geilenkirchen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar
    19h 57m
    $341–1,556

Geilenkirchen to Bucharest by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration29h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket$351Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Geilenkirchen, Germany and Bucharest, Romania?

Tarsin operates a bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor once a week. Tickets cost $27–35 and the journey takes 15h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Geilenkirchen to Bucuresti Nord via Aachen Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 29h 57m.

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