There are 11 ways to get from Tartu to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, or ferry
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 Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the train from Aardla to Ülemistetrain
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TLL - OTP
8h 48m$163–400Fly Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane TAY - BBU
16h 34m$86–336Train, bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the train from Tartu to Riia raudteejaamtrain 0
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Doraly Expo Marketbus
34h 44m$140–222Train
- Take the train from Tartu to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
46h 57m$427–772Drive 1,992.9 km
- Drive from Tartu to Bucharestcar 1,992.9 km
27h 32m$366–529Train to Riga International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Tartu to Riia raudteejaamtrain
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RIX - OTP
9h 5m$155–387Train to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the train from Aardla to Ülemistetrain
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane TLL - BBU
10h 3m$96–353Fly Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TAY - OTP
8h 8m$158–493Train, ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Aardla to Tallinntrain
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane HEL - OTP
12h 3m$192–470Bus
- Take the bus from Tartu bussijaam to Pärnu bussijaambus 145
- Take the bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
2d$129–212Train, bus
- Take the train from Tartu to Riia raudteejaamtrain 0
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
2d 15h$225–552
Tartu to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tartu to Bucharest is to train and bus via Lviv urban hromada which costs $140 - $230 and takes 34h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Tartu to Bucharest is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $150 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Tartu to Bucharest station. However, there are services departing from Tartu bussijaam and arriving at Bucharest Filaret Bus Station via Pärnu bussijaam and Zhytomyr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Tartu to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Tartu and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 57m.
The distance between Tartu and Bucharest is 1859 km. The road distance is 1992.9 km.
The best way to get from Tartu to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Lviv urban hromada which takes 34h 44m and costs $140 - $230.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Tartu to Bucharest, including transfers.
Tartu to Bucharest bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Tartu bussijaam station.
Tartu to Bucharest train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Tartu station.
The best way to get from Tartu to Bucharest is to train which takes 46h 57m and costs $420 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $150 - $500 and takes 8h 8m, you could also bus, which costs $120 - $220 and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between Tartu, Estonia and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Tartu to Bucuresti Nord via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 46h 57m. Alternatively, Finnair, Norwegian Air International, and three other airlines fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Helsinki Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Helsinki Airport, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Helsinki Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Aardla to Ülemiste
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- $14–20
Train from Tartu to Riia raudteejaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- $19–27
Train from Aardla to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- $14–21
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Tartu to Riia raudteejaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Tartu to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–480
- 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
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- 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
- $65–110
- 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
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Doraly Expo Market
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 640 4000
- klienditugi@gobus.ee
- Website
- gobus.ee
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://gobus.ee/en/
- Phone
- +372 606 4969
- info@sebe.ee
- Website
- sebe.ee
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- sebe.ee
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +372 5886 0000
- info@bussikeskus.ee
- Website
- bussikeskus.ee
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- http://www.bussikeskus.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.bussikeskus.ee/et/regular-services
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Zhytomyr to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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Tartu to Bucharest bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Pärnu bussijaam station.
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