There are 6 ways to get from Zaventem to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
3h 14m$100–283Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
27h 21m$164Train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
30h 20m$398–838Drive 2,131.4 km
- Drive from Zaventem to Bucharestcar 2,131.4 km
20h 24m$405–585Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
34h 29m$292–773Bus via Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Take the bus from Brussels to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
38h 54m
Zaventem to Bucharest by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zaventem to Bucharest is to bus which costs $165 and takes 27h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Zaventem to Bucharest is to fly which takes 3h 14m and costs $100 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Zaventem to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Zaventem Kerkplein and arriving at Bucharest via Brussels-North Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Zaventem to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Zaventem and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Brussels-Nord, Frankfurt, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 20m.
The distance between Zaventem and Bucharest is 1774 km. The road distance is 2131.4 km.
The best way to get from Zaventem to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 27h 21m and costs $165.
It takes approximately 3h 14m to get from Zaventem to Bucharest, including transfers.
Zaventem to Bucharest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Brussels-North Station.
Zaventem to Bucharest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brussels-Nord station.
The best way to get from Zaventem to Bucharest is to fly which takes 3h 14m and costs $100 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $165 and takes 27h 21m, you could also train, which costs $390 - $850 and takes 30h 20m.
What companies run services between Zaventem, Belgium and Bucharest, Romania?
HiSky, Tarom, and three other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest twice a week. Tickets cost $161 and the journey takes 25h 39m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $88
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–380
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–380
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Brussels to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Zaventem to Bucharest bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Zaventem. It is currently 11:26 AM in Zaventem and 12:26 PM in Bucharest.
Zaventem to Bucharest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zaventem to Bucharest is 2131 km. It takes approximately 20h 24m to drive from Zaventem to Bucharest.
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