There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro by plane, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane OTP - SDU
21h 26mR$3,305–7,526Fly Bucharest Otopeni to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU)plane OTP - GRU
- Take the bus from Guarulhos International Airport to Jacareíbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareí to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Riobus
25h 4mR$2,030–6,206Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane OTP - GIG
19h 12mR$3,111–6,035Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane BBU - GIG
26h 37mR$2,614–7,517Night train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane SOF - GIG
28h 48mR$2,381–6,619
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro is to night train and bus and fly which costs R$ 2300 - R$ 7000 and takes 28h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which takes 19h 12m and costs R$ 3100 - R$ 6500.
The distance between Bucharest and Rio de Janeiro is 10286 km.
It takes approximately 21h 26m to get from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
Rio de Janeiro is 5h behind Bucharest. It is currently 6:54 PM in Bucharest and 1:54 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
There are 10053+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Iberia, LATAM Chile, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport via Rome, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport via Barcelona, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,200–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport via Milan Malpensa, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–8,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Barcelona, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–8,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Rome, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–8,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Barcelona, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–8,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,400–8,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–8,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Budapest, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,100–8,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Budapest, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa, Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–6,500
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Bari, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–7,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–6,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–8,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santos Dumont Airport via Madrid, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,300–9,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Budapest, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–7,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–6,500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R$20–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- R$20–27
- 1st Class
- R$24–30
Bus operators
- Phone
- +55 11 3775-3850
- Website
- passaromarron.com.br
Bus from Guarulhos International Airport to Jacareí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R$40–60
- Schedules at
- passaromarron.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 433 2324
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareí to Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R$85–120
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R$85–140
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R$55–80
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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