There are 6 ways to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bucharest by plane, helicopter, car ferry, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
2h 14m$45–127Helicopter, car ferry, bus, train, night train
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Plevenbus
- Take the train from Pleven to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
26h 27m$512–866Drive 1,148.1 km
- Drive from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bucharestcar 1,148.1 km
14h 14m$241–348Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane ATH - BBU
6h 17m$86–228Helicopter, car ferry, bus
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militaribus
26h 49m$570–983Helicopter, car ferry, bus, night train
- Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Sifnos Heliporthelicopter
- Take the car ferry from Port of Sifnos to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain
29h 41m$488–731
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bucharest is to fly which costs $45 - $130 and takes 2h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bucharest is to fly which takes 2h 14m and costs $45 - $130.
The distance between Athens Airport (ATH) and Bucharest is 780 km. The road distance is 1148.1 km.
The best way to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bucharest without a car is to helicopter and car ferry and bus and train and night train which takes 26h 27m and costs $500 - $900.
It takes approximately 2h 14m to get from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bucharest, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens Airport (ATH) to Bucharest is 1148 km. It takes approximately 14h 14m to drive from Athens Airport (ATH) to Bucharest.
There are 5535+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Athens Airport (ATH), Greece and Bucharest, Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Tarom, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Pleven to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Piraeus to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $93
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Piraeus to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Stara Zagora Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Athens to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 4284000
- [email protected]
- Website
- fastferries.com.gr
Car ferry from Port of Sifnos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://fastferries.com.gr/en/
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