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There are 11 ways to get from Portofino to Bucharest by ferry, train, bus, plane, car, or night train

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  1. Line 1 ferry, train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    4. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBGY - OTP
    9h 11m
    $134–411

  2. Line 1 ferry, train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry1
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano CentraletrainIc
    3. Take the bus from Stazione Centrale M2 M3 to Ploieştibus
    4. Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharesttrain
    26h 42m
    $106–220

  3. Line 1 ferry, train

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry1
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano CentraletrainIc
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
    4. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain89
    5. Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Wien MeidlingtrainRjx
    6. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    33h 45m
    $340–646

  4. Drive 1,681.6 km

    1. Drive from Portofino to Bucharestcar1,681.6 km
    19h 10m
    $305–440

  5. Line 1 ferry, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from Chiavari to Pisa Centraletrain
    3. Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planePSA - OTP
    7h 51m
    $154–372

  6. Line 1 ferry, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    4. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeMXP - OTP
    9h 23m
    $134–419

  7. Line 1 ferry, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Bologna Centraletrain
    3. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBLQ - OTP
    9h 43m
    $162–459

  8. Line 1 ferry, train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from S.Margherita L.-Port to Milano Centraletrain
    3. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    4. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)planeBGY - BBU
    9h 42m
    $122–344

  9. Line 1 ferry, train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry
    2. Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
    3. Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
    4. Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeNCE - OTP
    10h 54m
    $190–429

  10. Line 1 ferry, night train, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Portofino to Santa Margherita Ligureferry1
    2. Take the night train from S.Margherita L.-Port to BrescianighttrainEn
    3. Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureştibus
    31h 22m
    $140–221

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Genoa to București, Autogara Militaribus1922
    33h 16m
    $209–356

Portofino to Bucharest by ferry, foot, and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration33h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$340Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Portofino, Italy and Bucharest, Romania?

FlixBus operates a bus from Genoa to București, Autogara Militari twice a week. Tickets cost $85–210 and the journey takes 32h 40m.

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