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There are 13 ways to get from Herten to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeCGN - OTP
    6h 41m
    $152–425

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Aachen HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    19h 39m
    $50–160

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    3. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien MeidlingtrainIce
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    29h 45m
    $362–655

  4. Drive 1,977.6 km

    1. Drive from Herten to Bucharestcar1,977.6 km
    19h 2m
    $326–471

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Recklinghausen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeDUS - OTP
    6h 34m
    $183–375

  6. Fly from Dortmund Airport

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeDTM - OTP
    6h 52m
    $123–407

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    7h 22m
    $206–445

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeAMS - OTP
    8h 30m
    $215–528

  9. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Recklinghausen Hbf to Viersen Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoventrain
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeEIN - OTP
    9h 3m
    $207–459

  10. Bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Cologne Airport CGNbusFlixBus N710 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
    28h 16m
    $175–202

  11. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    33h 15m
    $346–685

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to București, Autogara Militaribus1925
    37h 41m
    $191–275

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Herten to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar
    20h
    $339–1,553

Herten to Bucharest by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration29h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$362Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Herten, Germany and Bucharest, Romania?

You can take a train from Herten, Herten to Bucuresti Nord via Essen Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Passau Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 29h 45m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily.

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