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There are 12 ways to get from Ostend to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    best
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
    2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBRU - OTP
    7h 8m
    $192–432

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-DampoorttrainIc
    2. Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
    19h 19m
    $38–53

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Liège-GuilleminstrainIc
    2. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    4. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhoftrainIce
    5. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    33h 28m
    $364–686

  4. Drive 2,249.8 km

    1. Drive from Ostend to Bucharestcar2,249.8 km
    21h 49m
    $401–580

  5. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeAMS - OTP
    8h 15m
    $200–510

  6. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeCRL - OTP
    8h 9m
    $140–361

  7. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Bredatrain
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeEIN - OTP
    9h 4m
    $202–439

  8. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
    2. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)planeCRL - BBU
    8h 45m
    $88–304

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Oostende to Bucharestbus
    27h 2m
    $158

  10. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-MiditrainIc / ...
    2. Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    37h 2m
    $343–669

  11. Train, bus via Brussels

    1. Take the train from Ostende to Brussels-NordtrainIc / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to București, Autogara Militaribus1929
    40h 13m
    $114–169

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Ostend to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar
    22h 38m
    $383–1,617

Ostend to Bucharest by train

Calendar8Weekly Trains
Duration33h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$364Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Bucharest, Romania?

You can take a train from Ostende to Bucuresti Nord via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Wien Hbf in around 33h 28m. Alternatively, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Oostende to Bucharest twice a week. Tickets cost $158 and the journey takes 27h 2m.

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