There are 12 ways to get from Spain to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, train (Renfe, TGV), car, or car train
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BCN - OTP
5h 55m$136–296Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Barcelona to Bucureşti
42h 13m$75–180Train, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen, HbfTha
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
28h 37m$162–486Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
40h 39m$443–1,018Drive 2,496.8 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Bucharest2,496.8 km
27h 2m$457–659Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)PMI - OTP
5h 39m$146–326Fly Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)VLC - OTP
6h 12m$150–326Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)MAD - OTP
6h 41m$139–325Fly Málaga Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)AGP - OTP
6h 27m$157–342Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BCN - BBU
6h 31m$104–239Bus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to București, Autogara Militari1922
2d 1h$132–468Drive, car train
- Drive from Barcelona to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
28h 48m$572–819
Spain to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Bucharest is to bus which costs $75 - $180 and takes 42h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs $140 - $330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Barcelona and arriving at Bucureşti. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 42h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg Bahnhof and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 39m.
The distance between Spain and Bucharest is 2018 km. The road distance is 2496.8 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 37m and costs $160 - $490.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Spain to Bucharest, including transfers.
Spain to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Spain to Bucharest train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $130 - $300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 40h 39m, you could also bus, which costs $75 - $180 and takes 42h 13m.
What companies run services between Spain and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, HiSky, and Lauda fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Bucuresti Nord via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Wien Meidling in around 40h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $180–210
- Seating Carriage
- $85–110
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- 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 Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Spain to Bucharest bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station.
Spain to Bucharest train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Bucharest is 2497 km. It takes approximately 27h 2m to drive from Spain to Bucharest.
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