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There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane LEJ - OTP
    6h 40m
    $153–558

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane BER - OTP
    6h 31m
    $67–316

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N67 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bucharestbus bus
    20h 3m

  4. Train via Nuremberg

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    2. Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain train Re
    4. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    5. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    27h 1m
    $386–732

  5. Drive  1,584.3 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Bucharestcar car 1,584.3 km
    15h 30m
    $328–474

  6. Train to Dresden Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane DRS - OTP
    8h 17m
    $196–483

  7. Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane NUE - OTP
    7h 9m
    $128–382

  8. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane PRG - OTP
    8h 58m
    $96–286

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain train Drf
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    27h 39m

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dresden Prager Straße to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus bus
    32h 11m

Leipzig to Bucharest by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration27h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$386Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,318.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 40m

What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Bucharest, Romania?

Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Bucharest via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 20h 3m.

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