There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Tulcea by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAD - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulceabus
11h 35mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Bacăubus
- Take the bus from Bacău to Tecucibus
- Take the bus from Tecuci to Tulceabus
2d 11h$125–242Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Tulcea Oraş Hm.train
44h 27m$362–655Drive 3,334.1 km
- Drive from Madrid to Tulceacar 3,334.1 km
36h 38m$610–880Fly to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)plane MAD - CND
- Take the train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.train
13h 29m$200–673Fly to Varna Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MAD - VAR
- Take the bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constantabus
- Take the train from Medgidia to Tulcea Oraş Hm.train
16h 34m$197–497Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-Badentrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Baden-Baden to Tulceabus
44h 30mBus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulceabus
2d 13hTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain 9725
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Tulceabus
2d 15h
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Tulcea is to bus which costs $120 - $250 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Tulcea is to fly and train which takes 13h 29m and costs $200 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Tulcea. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Tulcea via Bacău and Tecuci. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Madrid and Tulcea is 2768 km. The road distance is 3334.1 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Tulcea without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 27m and costs $360 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Madrid to Tulcea, including transfers.
Madrid to Tulcea bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Tulcea bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Bacău station.
Tulcea is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 11:50 PM in Madrid and 12:50 AM in Tulcea.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Tulcea is 3334 km. It takes approximately 36h 38m to drive from Madrid to Tulcea.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Tulcea, Romania?
You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Tulcea via Bacău and Tecuci in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Medgidia to Tulcea Oraş Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0241 518 581
- rezervari@kirvad.ro
- Website
- kirvad.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kirvad.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $154
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- sudmsc@yahoo.com
- Website
- mercado-sud.ro
Bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Tecuci to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Baden-Baden to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Bacău
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Bacău to Tecuci
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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