There are 9 ways to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CDG - OTP
9h 19m$200–427Train to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cherbourg to Caentrain
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CFR - OTP
11h 4m$132–466Train, bus via Cologne
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharestbus
31h 50m$427–634Train, night train
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
2d 2h$584–1,151Drive 2,623.5 km
- Drive from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharestcar 2,623.5 km
25h 25m$470–679Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Pontchailloutrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RNS - OTP
13h 37m$241–719Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BVA - OTP
10h 38m$153–501Train, bus
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain 3312 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to București, Autogara Militaribus 1923
41h 55m$306–533Car ferry, train, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterlootrain
- Take the busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharestbusferry
2d 19h$168–635
Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest is to train and bus and fly which costs $150 - $500 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest is to train and fly which takes 9h 19m and costs $200 - $430.
No, there is no direct train from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Cherbourg and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris Nord, Hamburg-Harburg and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Cherbourg-Octeville and Bucharest is 2270 km. The road distance is 2623.5 km.
The best way to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Cologne which takes 31h 50m and costs $420 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest, including transfers.
Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cherbourg station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Cherbourg-Octeville. It is currently 2:30 AM in Cherbourg-Octeville and 3:30 AM in Bucharest.
Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest is 2624 km. It takes approximately 25h 25m to drive from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Cherbourg-Octeville, France and Bucharest, Romania?
There is no direct connection from Cherbourg-Octeville to Bucharest. However, you can take the train to Paris St Lazare, walk to Haussmann Saint-Lazare, take the train to Magenta, walk to Paris Gare Du Nord, take the train to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, walk to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Aeroport Henri Coanda Plecari, then take the line 100 bus to Piata 21 Decembrie 1989. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cherbourg to Bucharest via Paris St Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Gare Magenta, Paris Nord, Koeln Hbf, and Köln Hauptbahnhof in around 31h 50m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–320
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Lyon, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lison to Pontchaillou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $163
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Wembley Park to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- $55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- $80–300
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