There are 11 ways to get from Ireland to Bucharest by plane, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, train, 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 Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DUB - OTP
6h 55m$77–309Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane KIR - OTP
9h 49m$59–185Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bucharestcar
47h 57m$930–1,493Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
2d 3h$256–352Fly Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ORK - OTP
8h 18m$98–367Fly Shannon Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SNN - OTP
9h 6m$98–315Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHD - OTP
9h 46m$95–276Fly Dublin Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane DUB - BBU
9h 8m$78–250Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the train from Suceava to Bucharesttrain Suceava - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A / ...
2d 7h$98–308Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to București, Autogara Militaribus
2d 22h$756–1,252Ferry, train, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
3d 3h$173–348
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Bucharest is to bus and fly which costs $55 - $190 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $75 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Grand Parade and arriving at Bucharest via Terminal 1 Zone 2, Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Ireland and Bucharest is 2574 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Bucharest without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs $250 - $360.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Ireland to Bucharest, including transfers.
Ireland to Bucharest bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Ireland to Bucharest bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Belfast Glengall station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 7:33 AM in Ireland and 9:33 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5465+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Ireland and Bucharest, Romania?
Ryanair, HiSky, and three other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $10–14
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $16–23
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Suceava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38–41
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- $5
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $490–850
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $505
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $490–850
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $505
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
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