There are 2 ways to get from Melbourne to Bucharest by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MEL - OTP
25h 48m$571–1,121Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MEL - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumen
- Take the bus from Shumen to Buchurestbus
31h 14m$676–2,213
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Bucharest is to fly which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 25h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Bucharest is to fly which takes 25h 48m and costs $550 - $1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Bucharest is 14991 km.
It takes approximately 25h 48m to get from Melbourne to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:28 PM in Melbourne and 8:28 AM in Bucharest.
There are 5450+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Bucharest, Romania?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Dubai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varna Airport via Phuket, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Shumen to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
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