There are 4 ways to get from Christchurch to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, 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 to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CHC - OTP
32h 33m$905–1,405Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CHC - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
38h 1m$478–1,438Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane CHC - BBU
41h 46m$506–1,506Fly to Istanbul Airport, Metro, night train
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane CHC - IST
- Take the train from Istanbul Airport to Halkalitrain
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
38h 39m$915–1,634
Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Christchurch to Bucharest is to fly and bus which costs $470 - $1,500 and takes 38h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Christchurch to Bucharest is to fly which takes 32h 33m and costs $900 - $1,400.
The distance between Christchurch and Bucharest is 17385 km.
It takes approximately 32h 33m to get from Christchurch to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bucharest is 11h behind Christchurch. It is currently 12:05 AM in Christchurch and 1:05 PM in Bucharest.
There are 5323+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Christchurch, New Zealand and Bucharest, Romania?
Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Singapore Changi, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Hong Kong, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Hong Kong, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 23m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,500
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,500
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,400
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Istanbul Airport to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $11–15
- 1st Class
- $11–15
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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