There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Arcachon by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), 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 Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane OTP - BOD
- Take the train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachontrain
9h 8m€66–261Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Frankfurtbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 84
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
32h 37m€382–551Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
37h 33m€370–583Drive 2,608.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Arcachoncar 2,608.3 km
27h 15m€419–604Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane OTP - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Facture Biganostrain
11h 37m€104–402Fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane OTP - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain
12h 42m€123–352Bus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Buzăubus
- Take the bus from Buzau to Toulouse Matabiaubus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachonbus
44h 4m€165–232Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Montpellierbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
45h 38m€191–254Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeauxbus 1922
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachontrain Ter
2d 1h€281–417
Bucharest to Arcachon by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Arcachon is to fly and train which costs €65 - €270 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Arcachon is to fly and train which takes 9h 8m and costs €65 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Arcachon. However, there are services departing from Bucureşti Autogara DLS and arriving at Arcachon via Buzau, Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station and Bordeaux St Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Arcachon. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Arcachon via Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf, Strasbourg and Bordeaux St Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 33m.
The distance between Bucharest and Arcachon is 2182 km. The road distance is 2608.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Arcachon without a car is to bus and train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 32h 37m and costs €380 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Bucharest to Arcachon, including transfers.
Bucharest to Arcachon bus services, operated by DLS Bus, depart from Bucureşti Autogara DLS station.
Bucharest to Arcachon train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Arcachon is to train which takes 37h 33m and costs €370 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €240 and takes 44h 4m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Arcachon, France?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Arcachon via Budapest-Keleti, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Bordeaux St Jean in around 37h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Arcachon via Buzau, Toulouse Matabiau, Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, and Bordeaux St Jean in around 44h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pessac Alouette to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bayonne to Facture Biganos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €61–66
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €33–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €137
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 021.312.65.91
- [email protected]
- Website
- dlsbus.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Buzău
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- dlsbus.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Buzau to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux St Jean to Arcachon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €270–400
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Arcachon bus services, operated by DLS Bus, arrive at Buzău station.
Arcachon is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 5:30 PM in Bucharest and 4:30 PM in Arcachon.
Bucharest to Arcachon train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Arcachon is 2608 km. It takes approximately 27h 15m to drive from Bucharest to Arcachon.
There are 2639+ hotels available in Arcachon.








































