There are 11 ways to get from Ljubljana to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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 Ljubljana
best- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LJU - OTP
6h 36m$189–383Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to București, Autogara Militari1922
21h 45m$50–120Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Ploieşti
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to BucharestIR: Iaşi - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A / ...
15h 36m$61–92Train
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf316 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
25h 33m$259–479Drive 1,118.9 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Bucharest1,118.9 km
12h 30m$179–258Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)KLU - OTP
9h 51m$234–811Shuttle to Graz, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz (GRZ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)GRZ - OTP
7h 41m$313–933Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZAG - OTP
8h 33m$187–594Bus to Treviso Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Treviso Airport Canova
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)TSF - OTP
6h 51m$137–472Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)VIE - OTP
7h 42m$194–967Train, bus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Graz Hbf156 / ...
- Take the bus from Graz to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
30h 7m
Ljubljana to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Bucharest is to bus which costs $50 - $120 and takes 21h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $180 - $390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ljubljana bus station station and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 21h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Ljubljana to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Villach Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 33m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Bucharest is 972 km. The road distance is 1118.9 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Bucharest without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 36m and costs $60 - $95.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Ljubljana to Bucharest, including transfers.
Ljubljana to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ljubljana bus station.
Ljubljana to Bucharest train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Ljubljana station.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs $180 - $390. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $250 - $480 and takes 25h 33m, you could also bus, which costs $50 - $120 and takes 21h 45m.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Bucharest, Romania?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa City, and five other airlines fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ljubljana to Bucuresti Nord via Villach Hbf and Wien Hbf in around 25h 33m.
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- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Graz to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Graz to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Graz to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–320
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Treviso Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–340
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–20
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- $8–12
- Regional Train Ticket
- $11–13
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- $17–20
Train from Ljubljana to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–37
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–23
- Regional Train Ticket
- $21–25
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- $32–37
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $50–75
- First Class
- $85–120
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Ljubljana to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $34–170
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $34–37
- Private
- $90–170
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $42–360
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $42–46
- Private
- $190–360
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $36–260
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $36–41
- Private
- $140–260
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–600
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $45–60
- Private
- $310–600
- Phone
- +38670511611
- info@tripstair.com
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Treviso Airport Canova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Graz to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Ljubljana to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Ljubljana. It is currently 12:59 PM in Ljubljana and 1:59 PM in Bucharest.
Ljubljana to Bucharest train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ljubljana to Bucharest is 1119 km. It takes approximately 12h 30m to drive from Ljubljana to Bucharest.
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