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There are 13 ways to get from Papenburg to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    best
    1. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBRE - OTP
    9h 20m
    $210–402

  2. Train, bus via Aachen

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Papenburg Bahnhof to Köln Hbftrain35
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen HbftrainRe
    3. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    20h 58m
    $49–151

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Papenburg Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain35
    2. Take the train from Rheine to Hannover HbftrainIce
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Passau Hbftrain91
    4. Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien MeidlingtrainIce
    5. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    31h 2m
    $394–728

  4. Drive 2,052.3 km

    1. Drive from Papenburg to Bucharestcar2,052.3 km
    19h 26m
    $338–489

  5. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Papenburg Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFMO - OTP
    8h 53m
    $231–525

  6. Train, train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the train from Papenburg Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Muenster(Westf)Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
    3. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeDTM - OTP
    7h 47m
    $150–425

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

    1. Take the train from Papenburg Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Rheine to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeAMS - OTP
    9h 46m
    $226–528

  8. Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

    1. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)planeHAM - BBU
    9h 32m
    $127–314

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

    1. Take the train from Papenburg Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Rheine, Bahnhof to Hengelotrain
    3. Take the train from Hengelo to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    4. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
    5. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeEIN - OTP
    10h 11m
    $236–783

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Papenburg, Rathaus to Buzaubus
    2. Take the bus from Buzău to Bucharest Oborbus
    34h 16m

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain56 / ...
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to TostedttrainRe
    3. Take the train from Tostedt to Hamburg HbftrainRe
    4. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
    35h 36m

  12. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Oldenburg(Oldb)trainIc56 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Oldenburg central bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus1926
    40h 23m
    $194–282

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Papenburg to Hannover Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
    22h 15m
    $374–1,389

Papenburg to Bucharest by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration31h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket$394Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Papenburg, Germany and Bucharest, Romania?

You can take a train from Papenburg Bahnhof to Bucuresti Nord via Rheine, Bahnhof, Rheine, Hannover Hbf, Passau Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 31h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Papenburg, Rathaus to Bucharest Obor via Buzău in around 34h 16m.

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