There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (TGV), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STR - OTP
6h 8m$138–388Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane FKB - BBU
6h 43m$61–275Train, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
20h 29m$104–235Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
28h 8m$414–821Drive 1,737 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Bucharestcar 1,737 km
16h 49m$287–414Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FRA - OTP
5h 50m$194–427Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
8h 15m$233–592Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BSL - BBU
7h 40m$87–408Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane FMM - BBU
8h 16m$83–340Bus via Buzău
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Buzaubus
- Take the bus from Buzău to Bucharest Oborbus
29h 15mBus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to București, Autogara Militaribus 1929
30h 25m$150–260
Karlsruhe to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Bucharest is to train and bus which costs $100 - $240 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 5h 50m and costs $190 - $430.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe central train station station and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 30h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hbf and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 8m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Bucharest is 1485 km. The road distance is 1737 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 29m and costs $100 - $240.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Karlsruhe to Bucharest, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Bucharest bus services, operated by Romfour, depart from Karlsruhe station.
Karlsruhe to Bucharest train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, depart from Karlsruhe Hbf station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Bucharest is to train which takes 28h 8m and costs $410 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $60 - $280 and takes 6h 43m, you could also bus via Buzău, which costs and takes 29h 15m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Bucuresti Nord via Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 28h 8m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–270
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- $22–35
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Karlsruhe to Buzau
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0723-660.987
- Website
- acomar.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- acomar.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40769806781
- Website
- megatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- megatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 021.330.81.32
- office@c-i.ro
- Website
- c-i.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://c-i.ro/
- Phone
- +4-0745-797.976
- Website
- hermes.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- hermes.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 775 621 669
- petrudanca1981@gmail.com
- Website
- danca-transport.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- danca-transport.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Bucharest bus services, operated by Romfour, arrive at Buzau station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Karlsruhe. It is currently 7:50 PM in Karlsruhe and 8:50 PM in Bucharest.
Karlsruhe to Bucharest train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Bucharest is 1737 km. It takes approximately 16h 49m to drive from Karlsruhe to Bucharest.
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