There are 5 ways to get from București to Calafat by bus, train, or car
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Bus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport
best- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafatbus
7h 17mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest - Gară Filaret to Calafatbus
9h 18m$6Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Craiova / ...
- Take the bus from Craiova to Calafatbus
8h 11mDrive 319.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Calafatcar 319.7 km
3h 35m$51–74Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Craiova / ...
- Take the train from Craiova to Calafattrain Craiova - Calafat
9h 27m$23–35
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București to Calafat is to bus which costs $6 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from București to Calafat is to drive which takes 3h 35m and costs $50 - $75.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Calafat. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii 4 and arriving at Calafat via Bucharest Otopeni Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from București to Calafat. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Calafat via Bucharest and Craiova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 27m.
The distance between București and Calafat is 381 km. The road distance is 319.7 km.
The best way to get from București to Calafat without a car is to bus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport which takes 7h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from București to Calafat, including transfers.
București to Calafat bus services, operated by B&B Ilan Travel, depart from Bucharest Otopeni Airport station.
București to Calafat train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from București to Calafat is to bus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport which takes 7h 17m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $22 - $35 and takes 9h 27m.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Calafat, Romania?
B&B Ilan Travel operates a bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafat 4 times a day, and the journey takes 5h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Calafat via Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and Craiova in around 9h 27m.
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Craiova to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- 021.335.32.90
- [email protected]
- Website
- autotranscalatorif.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest - Gară Filaret to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- autotranscalatorif.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
București to Calafat bus services, operated by B&B Ilan Travel, arrive at Calafat station.
București to Calafat train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Craiova station.
Yes, the driving distance between București to Calafat is 320 km. It takes approximately 3h 35m to drive from București to Calafat.
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