There are 11 ways to get from Zakopane to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
best- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane KRK - BBU
7h 37m$42–158Bus
- Take the bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N986
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bucharestbus
17h 23mBus, train
- Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus A15
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosicetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ec
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Debrecentrain Ic
- Take the train from Debrecen to Brasovtrain Ic
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
24h 28m$54–97Drive 949 km
- Drive from Zakopane to Bucharestcar 949 km
12h 50m$152–219Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane KRK - OTP
9h 21m$147–315Shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BUD - OTP
10h 22m$199–371Shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BUD - BBU
10h 33m$100–204Bus, train, train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
12h 2m$147–344Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus A15
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 502 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Bucharestbus
18h 53mDrive, train
- Drive from Zakopane to Strbacar
- Take the train from Strba to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
25h 14m$295–542Bus via Stryi
- Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus A15
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Stryi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stryi to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
34h 37m$71–92
Zakopane to Bucharest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zakopane to Bucharest is to bus and train which costs $50 - $100 and takes 24h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Zakopane to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $40 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Zakopane to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Zakopane ZDA and arriving at Bucharest via Nowy Targ, Bus Station and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 23m.
The distance between Zakopane and Bucharest is 937 km. The road distance is 949 km.
The best way to get from Zakopane to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 17h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Zakopane to Bucharest, including transfers.
Zakopane to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nowy Targ, Bus Station.
Zakopane to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Zakopane. It is currently 11:57 PM in Zakopane and 12:57 AM in Bucharest.
Yes, the driving distance between Zakopane to Bucharest is 949 km. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Zakopane to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Zakopane, Poland and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Zakopane ZDA to Bucharest via Nowy Targ, Bus Station and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 17h 23m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–130
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bucharest Otopeni via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–110
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Strba to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Debrecen to Brasov
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–22
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $9–14
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–460
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bratislava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad AS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Poprad AS to Stryi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Stryi to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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