There are 11 ways to get from Strasbourg to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, train (TGV), car, 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 Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STR - OTP
6h 36m$162–475Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Strasbourg to București, Autogara Militari1923
30h 50m$70–170Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof83 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf79
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
21h 38m$100–262Train
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof83 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf42 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg HbfRe
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien MeidlingRj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
27h 40m$325–942Drive 1,812.5 km
- Drive from Strasbourg to Bucharest1,812.5 km
17h 36m$325–469Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)FRA - OTP
6h 41m$200–667Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZRH - OTP
7h 35m$232–444Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BSL - BBU
6h 46m$106–236Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)FKB - BBU
6h 22m$75–295Train, bus
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof83 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Buzau
- Take the bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
30h 59mDrive, car train
- Drive from Strasbourg to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
19h 9m$395–564
Strasbourg to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Strasbourg to Bucharest is to bus which costs $70 - $170 and takes 30h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Strasbourg to Bucharest is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs $70 - $300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Strasbourg and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 30h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Strasbourg to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Strasbourg Bahnhof and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Hauptbahnhof, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 40m.
The distance between Strasbourg and Bucharest is 1566 km. The road distance is 1812.5 km.
The best way to get from Strasbourg to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 21h 38m and costs $100 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Strasbourg to Bucharest, including transfers.
Strasbourg to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Strasbourg station.
Strasbourg to Bucharest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Strasbourg to Bucharest is to train which takes 27h 40m and costs $320 - $950. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $70 - $300 and takes 6h 22m, you could also bus, which costs $70 - $170 and takes 30h 50m.
What companies run services between Strasbourg, France and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Bucuresti Nord via Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 27h 40m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) twice a week.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $33–34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- 1st Class
- $85–150
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $26–45
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $14–21
- 1st Class
- $20–25
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $29–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- 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 Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- 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 Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–302
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–302
- Couchette Carriage
- $150–180
- Seating Carriage
- $40–55
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–305
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $295–305
- Couchette Carriage
- $140–170
- Seating Carriage
- $30–40
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Strasbourg to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Karlsruhe to Buzau
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0723-660.987
- Website
- acomar.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- acomar.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0742-105.209
- Website
- tasasuceava.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- tasasuceava.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0238-416.702
- Website
- eprubeta.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- eprubeta.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-797.976
- Website
- hermes.autogari.ro
Bus from Buzău to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- hermes.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Strasbourg to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Strasbourg. It is currently 11:14 AM in Strasbourg and 12:14 PM in Bucharest.
Strasbourg to Bucharest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Strasbourg to Bucharest is 1813 km. It takes approximately 17h 36m to drive from Strasbourg to Bucharest.
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