There are 4 ways to get from Philadelphia to Bucharest by train, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane JFK - OTP
12h 44m$286–1,366Fly from Philadelphia International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PHL - OTP
14h 10m$604–1,005Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EWR - OTP
14h 46m$364–1,017Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane IAD - OTP
17h 8m$376–1,640
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 14h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 12h 44m and costs $280 - $1,400.
The distance between Philadelphia and Bucharest is 7823 km.
It takes approximately 12h 44m to get from Philadelphia to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 8:20 AM in Philadelphia and 3:20 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5338+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Bucharest, Romania?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
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