There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki to Bucharest by plane, bus, or 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 Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)HEL - OTP
5h 28m$182–417Bus via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Buchurest
41h 25mBus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn Harbour to Warsaw
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
45h 30mBus to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)TLL - OTP
8h 16mBus to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)TLL - BBU
18h 36mBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
2d 1hBus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
2d 23h
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Bucharest is to fly which costs $180 - $420 and takes 5h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs $180 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Helsinki and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Zhytomyr Bus Station and Aeroport Henri Coanda Plecari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Helsinki and Bucharest is 1797 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Bucharest without a car is to bus via Bratislava which takes 41h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Helsinki to Bucharest, including transfers.
Helsinki to Bucharest bus services, operated by , depart from Helsinki station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs $180 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus via Bratislava, which costs and takes 41h 25m.
Helsinki to Bucharest bus services, operated by , arrive at Tallinn station.
There are 5313+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Bucharest, Romania?
Norwegian Air International, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki to Buchurest via Tallinn, A. Laikmaa, Bussijaam, Tallinn, Bus Station, and Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 41h 25m.
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- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Riga, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–145
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/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
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- railway.md
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Tallinn Harbour to Warsaw
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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