There are 10 ways to get from Rotterdam to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, or night train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
5h 45m$129–297Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EIN - OTP
6h 55m$93–305Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Thalys
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
27h 57m$209–243Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
31h 23m$423–1,155Drive 2,174.6 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Bucharestcar 2,174.6 km
21h 21m$449–648Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
6h 54m$115–291Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CRL - OTP
7h 46m$134–330Train, night train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
35h 22m$342–665Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militaribus 1924
36h 55m$190–320Train, bus via Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain Eurostar / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
39h 15m
Rotterdam to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Bucharest is to train and fly which costs $90 - $310 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $120 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam Central Station station and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 36h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Utrecht Centraal, Düsseldorf Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 23m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Bucharest is 1857 km. The road distance is 2174.6 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 57m and costs $200 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Rotterdam to Bucharest, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Bucharest train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Bucharest is to train which takes 31h 23m and costs $420 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $320 and takes 36h 55m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bucuresti Nord via Utrecht Centraal, Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 31h 23m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militari 3 times a week. Tickets cost $190–320 and the journey takes 36h 55m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–90
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $159
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Brussels to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 5:39 AM in Rotterdam and 6:39 AM in Bucharest.
Rotterdam to Bucharest train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Bucharest is 2175 km. It takes approximately 21h 21m to drive from Rotterdam to Bucharest.
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