There are 7 ways to get from București to Warsaw by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane OTP - WAW
4h 49mzł 267–867Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane BBU - WAW
5h 1mzł 140–720Bus via Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Ivano-Frankivskbus Gns-02
- Take the bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 11mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Szolnoktrain Ir
- Take the train from Szolnok to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ec
30h 10mzł 430–490Drive 1,179 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Warsawcar 1,179 km
16h 26mzł 700–1,011Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N910
31h 38mzł 656–1,107Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Lvivbus Bucharest-Lviv
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodnibus
35h 9mzł 226–520
București to Warsaw by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București to Warsaw is to bus via Lviv urban hromada which costs 220 zł - 550 zł and takes 35h 9m.
The fastest way to get from București to Warsaw is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs 260 zł - 900 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Warsaw station. However, there are services departing from Piata Rosetti and arriving at Warszawa Centralna Station via Pasaj Colentina, Bucharest Doraly Expo Market and Ivano-Frankivsk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from București to Warsaw. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Warszawa Centralna via Bucuresti Nord, Szolnok and Budapest-Nyugati. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 10m.
The distance between București and Warsaw is 957 km. The road distance is 1179 km.
The best way to get from București to Warsaw without a car is to bus via Ivano-Frankivsk which takes 18h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from București to Warsaw, including transfers.
București to Warsaw bus services, operated by Gunsel, depart from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market station.
București to Warsaw train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from București to Warsaw is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs 260 zł - 900 zł. Alternatively, you can bus via Ivano-Frankivsk, which costs and takes 18h 11m, you could also train, which costs 430 zł - 490 zł and takes 30h 10m.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Warsaw, Poland?
LOT and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piata Rosetti to Warszawa Centralna Station via Pasaj Colentina, Doraly, Bucharest Doraly Expo Market, and Ivano-Frankivsk in around 18h 11m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–700
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 230–260
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Szolnok to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–25
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 170–210
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Ivano-Frankivsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 210–280
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–190
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 150–330
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–170
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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More Questions & Answers
București to Warsaw bus services, operated by Gunsel, arrive at Ivano-Frankivsk station.
Warsaw is 1h behind București. It is currently 3:02 PM in București and 2:02 PM in Warsaw.
București to Warsaw train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Szolnok station.
Yes, the driving distance between București to Warsaw is 1179 km. It takes approximately 16h 26m to drive from București to Warsaw.
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