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There are 12 ways to get from Herten 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 Recklinghausen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DUS - OTP
    6h 42m
    $179–365

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    19h 41m
    $67–165

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train Drf / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    30h 35m
    $451–675

  4. Drive 1,977.9 km

    1. Drive from Herten to Bucharestcar car 1,977.9 km
    19h 9m
    $326–471

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane CGN - OTP
    7h 5m
    $173–432

  6. Fly from Dortmund Airport

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DTM - OTP
    6h 59m
    $165–407

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane FRA - OTP
    7h 24m
    $201–465

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane AMS - OTP
    8h 40m
    $206–538

  9. Bus via Cologne

    1. Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus bus
    27h 8m

  10. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    33h 15m
    $351–695

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to București, Autogara Militaribus bus 1925
    37h 41m
    $201–285

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Herten to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar car
    20h 8m
    $349–1,553

Herten to Bucharest by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration30h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$451Cheapest 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, München Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 30h 35m. Alternatively, Ulendo Airlink flies from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) once daily.

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