There are 11 ways to get from Vichy to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Vichy to Lyon Perrache
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LYS - OTP
8h 33m$163–472Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Vichy to Lyon PerracheTer
- Take the bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militari1921
39h 46m$118–251Train, bus via Aachen
- Take the train from Vichy to Paris Bercy
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
23h 53m$134–311Train
- Take the train from Vichy to Paris Bercy
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien HauptbahnhofNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord347
39h 17m$367–726Drive 2,167.5 km
- Drive from Vichy to Bucharest2,167.5 km
23h 17m$389–561Train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vichy to Clermont Ferrand
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CFE - OTP
11h 3m$253–920Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vichy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)GVA - OTP
10h 19m$207–474Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vichy to Paris Bercy
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ORY - OTP
8h 50m$184–506Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Vichy to Clermont FerrandTer
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon706 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militari
41h 24m$212–304Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Vichy to Clermont FerrandTer
- Take the bus from Clermont Ferrand to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
42h 17m$120–186Drive, car train
- Drive from Vichy to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharest
24h 32m$469–670
Vichy to Bucharest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vichy to Bucharest is to train and bus which costs $120 - $190 and takes 42h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Vichy to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 8h 33m and costs $160 - $480.
No, there is no direct train from Vichy to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Vichy and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris l'Est and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 17m.
The distance between Vichy and Bucharest is 1862 km. The road distance is 2167.5 km.
The best way to get from Vichy to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 23h 53m and costs $130 - $320.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Vichy to Bucharest, including transfers.
Vichy to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Vichy station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Vichy. It is currently 12:26 AM in Vichy and 1:26 AM in Bucharest.
Vichy to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Bercy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vichy to Bucharest is 2167 km. It takes approximately 23h 17m to drive from Vichy to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Vichy, France and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Vichy to Bucuresti Nord via Paris Bercy, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Wien Hbf in around 39h 17m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
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 Vichy to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- $50–75
Train from Vichy to Paris Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vichy to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vichy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $200–230
- Seating Carriage
- $110–140
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Clermont Ferrand to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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