There are 7 ways to get from Tallinn to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)TLL - OTP
7h 4m$162–382Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)TLL - BBU
10h 20m$95–245Bus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
35h 46m$123–228Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to TychyEip / ...
- Take the train from Tychy to Wien HbfIc
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
42h 24m$319–488Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)HEL - OTP
7h 56m$224–501Bus via Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Bucharest Filaret Bus StationBucharest / ...
46h 30m$141–156Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord401
2d 17h
Tallinn to Bucharest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Bucharest is to bus via Zhytomyr which costs $140 - $160 and takes 46h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Bucharest is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $160 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Tallinn station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Tallinn Bus Station and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Riga Central Bus Station, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Aeroport Henri Coanda Plecari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 46m.
The distance between Tallinn and Bucharest is 1678 km.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 35h 46m and costs $120 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Tallinn to Bucharest, including transfers.
Tallinn to Bucharest bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Tallinn Bus Station.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Bucharest is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $160 - $390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $230 and takes 35h 46m.
Tallinn to Bucharest bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Riga Central Bus Station.
There are 5331+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Bucharest, Romania?
LOT, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Riga Central Bus Station, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, and Aeroport Henri Coanda Plecari in around 35h 46m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Tychy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $20–26
Train from Tychy to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–27
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36–41
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $97
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Zhytomyr to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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