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There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Warsaw by plane, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Warsaw Chopin Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane OTP - WAW
    4h 35m
    zł 286–982

  2. Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport

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    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI)plane plane OTP - WMI
    9h 49m
    zł 193–1,049

  3. Bus via Ivano-Frankivsk

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Ivano-Frankivskbus bus Gns-02
    2. Take the bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    18h 12m
    zł 435–517

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain train Ir
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Warszawa Centralnatrain train Ec 130
    28h 46m
    zł 455–634

  5. Drive  1,178 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Warsawcar car 1,178 km
    16h 6m
    zł 740–1,069

  6. Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport

    1. Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane BBU - WAW
    5h 1m
    zł 250–870

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus bus
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Centralnatrain train Ec
    19h 53m

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus N1382 / ...
    27h 42m
    zł 614–901

  9. Bus via Lviv urban hromada

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Lvivbus bus Bucharest-Lviv
    2. Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodnibus bus
    34h 1m
    zł 238–454

Bucharest to Warsaw by train and foot

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration28h 46mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 455Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 954.1 km
  • Duration: 4h 35m

What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Warsaw, Poland?

LOT and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucur Obor to Warszawa Centralna Station via Doraly, Bucharest Doraly Expo Market, and Ivano-Frankivsk in around 18h 12m.

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