There are 11 ways to get from Banja Luka to Bucharest by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Goricabus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZAG - OTP
8h 46mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Timișoarabus
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to București, Autogara Militaribus
22h 56m$84–156Bus via Vienna
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bucharestbus
20h 2mBus, train
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföldbus 976 / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
23h 44m$240–405Drive 914.9 km
- Drive from Banja Luka to Bucharestcar 914.9 km
10h 32m$146–211Fly Mahovljani Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BNX - BBU
14h 22m$199–760Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Laktaši to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BEG - OTP
11h 21m$99–256Bus, shuttle to Sarajevo, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžićabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SJJ - OTP
12h 23m$289–489Fly Mahovljani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BNX - OTP
9h 54m$248–1,009Bus, train via Békéscsaba
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Bekescsabatrain Re
- Take the train from Bekescsaba to Bucuresti Nordtrain Ic
26h 46m$182–295Train
- Take the train from Banja Luka to Petkovactrain
- Take the train from Volinja to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Re
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ic
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
27h 41m$241–384
Banja Luka to Bucharest by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Banja Luka to Bucharest is to bus which costs $80 - $160 and takes 22h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Banja Luka to Bucharest is to fly which takes 9h 54m and costs $240 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Banja Luka to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Bucharest via Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Banja Luka to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Banja Luka and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Volinja, Zagreb Glavni Kol. and Budapest-Kelenfoeld. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 41m.
The distance between Banja Luka and Bucharest is 1026 km. The road distance is 914.9 km.
The best way to get from Banja Luka to Bucharest without a car is to bus via Vienna which takes 20h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Banja Luka to Bucharest, including transfers.
Banja Luka to Bucharest bus services, operated by In Travel, depart from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica station.
Banja Luka to Bucharest train services, operated by Zeljeznice Republike Sprske A.D. Doboj, depart from Banja Luka station.
The best way to get from Banja Luka to Bucharest is to bus via Vienna which takes 20h 2m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $190 - $800 and takes 14h 22m, you could also train, which costs $240 - $390 and takes 27h 41m.
What companies run services between Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Bucharest via Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz in around 20h 2m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Sarajevo to Bucharest Otopeni via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bekescsaba to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szeged to Bekescsaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bekescsaba to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–40
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +387 53 241 368
- [email protected]
- Website
- zrs-rs.com
Train from Banja Luka to Petkovac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- zrs-rs.com
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Volinja to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +387 051/ 211-788
- [email protected]
- Website
- intravel.ba
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- intravel.ba
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +387/(0)52-751-339
- [email protected]
- Website
- topingtrade.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75
- Schedules at
- topingtrade.com
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +387 51 306 855
- [email protected]
- Website
- neobas.org
Bus from Laktaši to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Neobas
- Phone
- +38751219600
- [email protected]
- Website
- pavlovic-turs.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pavlovic-turs.com
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- [email protected]
- Website
- novisajt.bocactours.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $38
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $180–220
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- $180–220
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +381 11 2687141
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- kostajnicaturizam.com
- Phone
- +387 65 803 830
- [email protected]
- Website
- zamtours.net
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- zamtours.net
- Phone
- +387 (51) 211-889
- [email protected]
- Website
- smiljiccompany.ba
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- smiljiccompany.ba
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +387 50 212-676
- [email protected]
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Subotica, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
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Booking & Getting There
Banja Luka to Bucharest bus services, operated by In Travel, arrive at Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Banja Luka. It is currently 8:26 PM in Banja Luka and 9:26 PM in Bucharest.
Banja Luka to Bucharest train services, operated by Zeljeznice Republike Sprske A.D. Doboj, arrive at Petkovac station.
Yes, the driving distance between Banja Luka to Bucharest is 915 km. It takes approximately 10h 32m to drive from Banja Luka to Bucharest.
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