There are 8 ways to get from Lisbon to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, 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
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LIS - OTP
6h 47m$172–428Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lisbon to HuelvaFlixBus N1785 / ...
- Take the bus from Huelva to Bucureşti
2d 21h$84–262Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Caceres
- Take the train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Perpignan
- Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiTgv
- Take the bus from Brussels to Bucharest Obor
42h 5m$298–544Train, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to GuardaIc
- Take the train from Guarda to Vilar FormosoRe
- Take the bus from Vilar Formoso to Zurich Bus Station
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
2d 16h$531–773Drive 3,637 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Bucharest3,637 km
37h 49m$655–946Bus via Ghent
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort280 / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Obor
2d 1h$90–205Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real de Santo António
- Take the ferry from Vila Real de Santo António to Ayamonte
- Take the bus from Ayamonte to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
3d$174–252Drive, car train
- Drive from Lisbon to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
39h 8m$751–1,078
Lisbon to Bucharest by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Bucharest is to bus via Ghent which costs $85 - $210 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $170 - $430.
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 3637 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Bucharest without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 5m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Lisbon to Bucharest, including transfers.
Lisbon to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lisbon - Oriente station.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $170 - $430. Alternatively, you can bus via Ghent, which costs $85 - $210 and takes 2 days 1h.
Lisbon to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lille - Europe Train Station.
Bucharest is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 7:56 AM in Lisbon and 9:56 AM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Guarda to Vilar Formoso
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Caceres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vilar Formoso to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Brussels to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Ghent to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real de Santo António
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Huelva to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Ayamonte to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 652 525 168
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Vila Real de Santo António to Ayamonte
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- rioguadiana.net
- Bike
- $2
- Passenger
- $3
- Car
- $8
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