There are 9 ways to get from Lisbon to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LIS - OTP
6h 47m$157–378Bus via Ghent
cheapest- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus 280 / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
2d 1h$87–257Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris Porte Dauphinebus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen, Hbftrain Tha
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
46hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-Btrain Ic
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Bayonne Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
2d 3hDrive 3,636.5 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Bucharestcar 3,636.5 km
37h 47m$655–946Train to Faro Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Farotrain
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane FAO - OTP
10h 15m$209–430Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Toulonbus FlixBus N1155
- Take the bus from Toulon to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
2d 21h$270–486Bus #2
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Huelvabus FlixBus N1785 / ...
- Take the bus from Huelva to Bucureştibus
2d 21h$89–256Drive, car train
- Drive from Lisbon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
39h 3m$751–1,078
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Bucharest is to bus via Ghent which costs $85 - $260 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $150 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Lisbon - Oriente and arriving at Bucharest Obor via Lille and Ghent. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Lisbon and Bucharest is 2995 km. The road distance is 3636.5 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Bucharest without a car is to bus and train which takes 46h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Lisbon to Bucharest, including transfers.
Lisbon to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $150 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus via Ghent, which costs $85 - $260 and takes 2 days 1h.
Lisbon to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulon station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 8:46 PM in Lisbon and 10:46 PM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink and Ryanair fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Bucharest Obor via Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille, and Ghent in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Faro Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- $60–85
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- 1st Class
- $110–170
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris Porte Dauphine
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Bayonne Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Ghent to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Toulon to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisbon to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–41
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- $4–26
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Huelva to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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