There are 4 ways to get from Philadelphia to Bucharest by plane or train
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PHL - OTP
14h 3m$463–903Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
cheapest- 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
13h 14m$366–1,515Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- 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 38m$391–996Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane PHL - BBU
20h 48m$416–806
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $390 - $1,000 and takes 14h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 13h 14m and costs $360 - $1,600.
The distance between Philadelphia and Bucharest is 7816 km.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Philadelphia to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 7:51 PM in Philadelphia and 2:51 AM in Bucharest.
There are 998+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Bucharest, Romania?
Airbus France, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Copenhagen, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Frankfurt, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Copenhagen, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
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