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There are 11 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DUS - OTP
    5h 40m
    $168–404

  2. Train, bus via Aachen

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train 35 / ...
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    19h 1m
    $61–151

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train 35 / ...
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    5. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    28h 56m
    $382–876

  4. Drive 1,975.3 km

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Bucharestcar car 1,975.3 km
    19h 16m
    $326–470

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane CGN - OTP
    6h 11m
    $163–439

  6. Fly from Dortmund Airport

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DTM - OTP
    6h 25m
    $144–408

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    6h 42m
    $197–506

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 35 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus bus
    25h 11m
    $185–208

  9. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Bochum Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    32h 6m
    $327–663

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to București, Autogara Militaribus bus 1925
    37h 34m
    $180–260

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar car
    19h 55m
    $337–1,550

Gelsenkirchen to Bucharest by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration28h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$382Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Bucharest, Romania?

You can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Bucuresti Nord via Düsseldorf Hbf, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 28h 56m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) once daily.

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