There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
5h 27m$172–468Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militaribus 1924
35h 50m$80–140Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Thalys
- Take the bus from Brussels to Bucharest Oborbus
19h 34m$82–145Train
- 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 Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
32h 29m$367–994Drive 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 Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
6h 7m$176–462Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EIN - OTP
6h 56m$167–436Train, 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 23m$204–457Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nordtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
28h 32m$201–205Train, 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$362–724Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar
21h 50m$384–1,603
Rotterdam to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Bucharest is to bus which costs $80 - $140 and takes 35h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs $170 - $470.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam Central Station station and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 35h 50m.
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 and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 29m.
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 19h 34m and costs $80 - $150.
It takes approximately 5h 27m 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 32h 29m and costs $360 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $80 - $140 and takes 35h 50m.
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, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 32h 29m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militari twice a week. Tickets cost $80–140 and the journey takes 35h 50m. FlixBus-eu also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–18
- 1st Class
- $19–35
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $21–35
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $65–110
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $110–160
- 1st Class
- $230–380
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–70
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $50–70
- Comfort
- $55–75
- Premium
- $80–110
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $17–25
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $11–17
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–340
- Couchette Carriage
- $200–230
- Seating Carriage
- $110–140
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $650–1,200
- 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
- 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
- $19–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $165
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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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 5:16 PM in Rotterdam and 6:16 PM 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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