There are 4 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Bucharest by plane or shuttle
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Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)GIG - OTP
18h 15m$621–1,101Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)GIG - BBU
24h 46m$424–1,304Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SDU - OTP
17h 51m$615–1,731Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sofia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)GIG - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest
24h 33m$593–1,413
Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Bucharest is to fly which costs $420 - $1,300 and takes 24h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Bucharest is to fly which takes 17h 51m and costs $600 - $1,800.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Bucharest is 10306 km.
It takes approximately 18h 15m to get from Rio de Janeiro to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 5h ahead of Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 3:27 PM in Rio de Janeiro and 8:27 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5330+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Bucharest, Romania?
KLM, British Airways, and six other airlines fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sao Paulo, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Madrid, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Frankfurt, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Rome, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sao Paulo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sao Paulo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Salvador, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Madrid, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Madrid, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sao Paulo, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sao Paulo, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Bus operators
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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