There are 12 ways to get from Paris to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, night train, or car train
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CDG - OTP
5h 40m$168–343Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to București, Autogara Militari1923
37h 30m$95–240Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen HbfThalys
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
19h 31m$109–245Train
- Take the train from Paris Est to Esslingen(Neckar)Tgv
- Take the train from Esslingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien MeidlingRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
29h 50m$443–898Drive 2,271.4 km
- Drive from Paris to Bucharest2,271.4 km
21h 32m$407–588Fly Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ORY - OTP
5h 47m$143–413Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BVA - OTP
6h 46m$185–330Fly Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)ORY - BBU
8h 8m$156–366Night train, train
- Take the night train from Paris Est to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
33h 38m$348–668Bus via Ploieşti
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Ploieşti
- Take the bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari3908 / ...
34h 8m$113–166Bus via Buzău
- Take the bus from Paris Tour Eiffel to Buzau
- Take the bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
45hDrive, car train
- Drive from Paris to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharest
23h 56m$428–1,667
Paris to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Bucharest is to bus via Ploieşti which costs $110 - $170 and takes 34h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs $160 - $350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 37h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Paris Est and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Esslingen, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 50m.
The distance between Paris and Bucharest is 1898 km. The road distance is 2271.4 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 31m and costs $100 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Paris to Bucharest, including transfers.
Paris to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Paris to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Est station.
The best way to get from Paris to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs $160 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $440 - $900 and takes 29h 50m, you could also bus via Ploieşti, which costs $110 - $170 and takes 34h 8m.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Bucharest, Romania?
Tarom, Anima Wings, and nine other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Paris Est to Bucuresti Nord via Esslingen, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 29h 50m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $20–26
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–305
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $303–305
- Couchette Carriage
- $150–180
- Seating Carriage
- $40–55
Night train from Paris Est to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–140
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Gallieni to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- transmarian.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ploiești to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Paris Tour Eiffel to Buzau
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0723-660.987
- Website
- acomar.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- acomar.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0742-105.209
- Website
- tasasuceava.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- tasasuceava.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0238-416.702
- Website
- eprubeta.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- eprubeta.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-797.976
- Website
- hermes.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- hermes.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Paris to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Paris. It is currently 8:08 PM in Paris and 9:08 PM in Bucharest.
Paris to Bucharest train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Esslingen(Neckar) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Bucharest is 2271 km. It takes approximately 21h 32m to drive from Paris to Bucharest.
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