There are 12 ways to get from Ponferrada to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, towncar, or car train
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Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Ponferrada to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MAD - OTP
10h 46m$167–484Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ponferrada to Barcelona-SantsAlv
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Bucureşti
2d 5h$140–289Train, bus via Brussels
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Madrid ChamartínIc
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiTgv
- Take the bus from Brussels to Bucharest Obor
37h 35m$293–506Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Leon
- Take the bus from Leon to Brussels-North train station
- Take the bus from Brussels to Bucharest Obor
45h 58m$176–247Drive 3,208.8 km
- Drive from Ponferrada to Bucharest3,208.8 km
33h 52m$587–847Train, bus to Asturias Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Take the train from Leon to Oviedo
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)OVD - OTP
13h 21m$268–549Bus, towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Vigo
- Take a town car from Valença to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)OPO - OTP
12h 49m$337–636Train to León Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Fly from León Airport (LEN) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)LEN - BBU
19h 2m$177–787Train, train to Santander Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Palencia
- Take the train from Palencia to Santander
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SDR - OTP
12h 34m$185–525Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Burgos Rosa De LimaAlv
- Take the train from Burgos Rosa De Lima to IrunAlv / ...
- Take the bus from Irun to Rennes
- Take the train from Rennes to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien HauptbahnhofNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
2d 6h$530–1,086Bus
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Burgos
- Take the bus from Burgos to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
2d 11h$188–236Drive, car train
- Drive from Ponferrada to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
35h 11m$679–974
Ponferrada to Bucharest by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ponferrada to Bucharest is to bus which costs $180 - $240 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Ponferrada to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 10h 46m and costs $160 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Ponferrada to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Ponferrada and arriving at Bucharest Obor via Leon, Brussel Noord opstaphalte and Brussels. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 58m.
The distance between Ponferrada and Bucharest is 2955 km. The road distance is 3208.8 km.
The best way to get from Ponferrada to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Brussels which takes 37h 35m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Ponferrada to Bucharest, including transfers.
Ponferrada to Bucharest bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Ponferrada station.
Ponferrada to Bucharest bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Leon station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Ponferrada. It is currently 7:41 PM in Ponferrada and 8:41 PM in Bucharest.
Yes, the driving distance between Ponferrada to Bucharest is 3209 km. It takes approximately 33h 52m to drive from Ponferrada to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Ponferrada, Spain and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Ponferrada to Bucharest Obor via Leon, Brussels-North train station, Brussel Noord opstaphalte, and Brussels in around 45h 58m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Flights from Asturias Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–350
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from León Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Santander Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Asturias Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Asturias Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Ponferrada to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Palencia to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Burgos Rosa De Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Burgos Rosa De Lima to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Rennes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–320
- Couchette Carriage
- $180–210
- Seating Carriage
- $80–100
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Brussels to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Ponferrada to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Ponferrada to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leon to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Irun to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Barcelona to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Burgos to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Valença to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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