There are 7 ways to get from Ankara to Romania by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ESB - OTP
5h 7m$75–205Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain Bosphor Express
15h 28m$27–57Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus N1998
18h 40m$87–137Drive 1,074.8 km
- Drive from Ankara to Bucharestcar 1,074.8 km
12h 3m$172–248Fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane ESB - CLJ
7h 42m$143–193Fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane ESB - TSR
7h 28m$84–354Bus via Shumen
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Instabul to Shumenbus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Bucharest Horoscop Hotelbus
23h 2m$63–100
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Romania is to train and night train which costs $27 - $60 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Romania is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $70 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Romania. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via İstanbul Esenler bus station and Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Romania. However, there are services departing from Ankara Gar and arriving at Universitate via Halkali and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 28m.
The distance between Ankara and Romania is 806 km. The road distance is 1074.8 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Romania without a car is to bus which takes 18h 40m and costs $85 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Ankara to Romania, including transfers.
Ankara to Romania bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Romania train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara Gar station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Romania is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $70 - $210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $85 - $140 and takes 18h 40m.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Romania?
AJet, Turkish Airlines, and Tarom fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Istanbul Otogari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, București, Autogara Militari, and Autogara Militari in around 18h 40m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–380
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–330
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–31
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–16
- 1st Class
- $12–16
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $25–35
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Instabul to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Shumen to Bucharest Horoscop Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Ankara to Romania bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Ankara to Romania train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Istanbul(Halkali) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Romania is 1075 km. It takes approximately 12h 3m to drive from Ankara to Romania.
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