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How to get fromMadrid to Bucharestby plane, train, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), car or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MAD - OTP
    6h 21m
    $131–323

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Albacetebus bus Alsa
    2. Take the bus from Albacete to Bucureştibus bus
    2d 5h
    $99–247

  3. Train, bus via Brussels

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Brussels to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    32h 32m
    $347–625

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 42 / ...
    5. Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train Drf / ...
    6. Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    43h 29m
    $690–1,342

  5. Drive 3,056.9 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Bucharestcar car 3,056.9 km
    33h 4m
    $559–807

  6. Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane plane MAD - BBU
    9h 22m
    $194–336

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain train 9725
    2. Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to București, Autogara Militaribus bus 1922
    2d 1h
    $331–565

  8. Bus via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus bus
    2d 11h
    $146–193

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Madrid to München Ostcar car
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar car
    34h 59m
    $682–963

Madrid to Bucharest by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration43h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket$690Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Bucharest, Romania?

Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Bucuresti Nord via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Mannheim Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 43h 29m.

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