There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Loire Valley by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, or ferry
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 Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane OTP - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saumurtrain
10h 27m€138–371Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Saumurtrain Tgv
30h 48m€420–594Train
- 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 St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumurtrain Ter
35h 56m€318–517Drive 2,495.1 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Loire Valleycar 2,495.1 km
24h 55m€400–578Fly to Tours Val De Loire Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tours Val De Loire Airport (TUF)plane OTP - TUF
- Take the train from Tours to Port Boulettrain
12h 25m€146–913Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane OTP - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumurtrain
9h 48m€170–423Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane OTP - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Angers St Laudtrain
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Saumurtrain
12h 39m€190–566Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane OTP - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumurtrain
11h 8m€155–438Fly to Poitiers–Biard Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane OTP - PIS
- Take the train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumurtrain
20h 32m€207–588Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Toursbus 1923
- Take the bus from Tours to Saumur Nord -Vivybus 724
45h 33m€277–401Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Buzăubus
- Take the bus from Buzau to Paris Tour Eiffelbus
- Take the ferry from Tour Eiffel to Jardin des plantesferry
- Take the train from Paris Austerlitz to Tourstrain Ter
- Take the train from Tours to Port Boulettrain Ter
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Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Loire Valley is to fly and train which costs €130 - €380 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Loire Valley is to fly and train which takes 9h 48m and costs €170 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Loire Valley. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Saumur Nord -Vivy via Tours. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Loire Valley. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Saumur via Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf, Strasbourg and Saint-Pierre-des-Corps. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 56m.
The distance between Bucharest and Loire Valley is 2325 km. The road distance is 2495.1 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Loire Valley without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 48m and costs €420 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Bucharest to Loire Valley, including transfers.
Bucharest to Loire Valley bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Loire Valley train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Loire Valley is to train which takes 35h 56m and costs €310 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €270 - €410 and takes 45h 33m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Loire Valley, France?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Loire Valley via Budapest-Keleti, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, and Saumur in around 35h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Loire Valley via Tours and Saumur Nord -Vivy in around 45h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tours Val De Loire Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tours Val De Loire Airport via Rome Ciampino, Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Poitiers–Biard Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tours Val De Loire Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
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 Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy Tgv to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tours to Port Boulet
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Austerlitz to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tours to Port Boulet
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angers St Laud to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Saumur
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- 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
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Köln Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
Bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- Aérobus Paris - Beauvais
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–350
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tours to Saumur Nord -Vivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 Paris Tour Eiffel
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +33 (0)1 76 64 79 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Batobus
Ferry from Tour Eiffel to Jardin des plantes
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Batobus
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Loire Valley bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tours station.
Bucharest to Loire Valley train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Loire Valley is 2495 km. It takes approximately 24h 55m to drive from Bucharest to Loire Valley.
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