There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, car, or ferry
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)plane HEL - OTP
5h 28m$153–405Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
46h 15m$391–856Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N1206 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to București, Autogara Militaribus N910
2d$210–366Drive 4,730.6 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Bucharestcar 4,730.6 km
2d 2h$1,001–1,446Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TLL - OTP
9h 27mFerry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane TLL - BBU
12h 18mBus, train via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Białystoktrain
- Take the train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
47h 49m$456–896Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
2d 1hBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
3d 1h$247–696
Helsinki to Bucharest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Bucharest is to bus which costs $210 - $370 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs $150 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Helsinki and Bucharest is 1797 km. The road distance is 4730.6 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Bucharest without a car is to bus and train which takes 46h 15m and costs $390 - $900.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Helsinki to Bucharest, including transfers.
Helsinki to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs $150 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $370 and takes 2 days 0h.
Helsinki to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Bucharest is 4731 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Helsinki to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Bucharest, Romania?
Norwegian Air International and Air Baltic fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to București, Autogara Militari via Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 2d.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Riga, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
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
- $90–490
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–460
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Białystok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- 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 Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $95–120
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Zhytomyr to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- 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
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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