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How to get fromMadrid to Bucureștiby plane, train, bus, night train, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to București by plane, train, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MAD - OTP
    6h 44m
    $68–235

  2. Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane plane MAD - BBU
    8h 42m
    $64–266

  3. Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurttrain train 82
    4. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus bus
    39h 2m
    $593–1,307

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    5. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    2d 2h
    $714–1,392

  5. Drive 3,056.9 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Bucharestcar car 3,056.9 km
    33h 2m
    $559–807

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain train 9725
    2. Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to București, Autogara Militaribus bus 1922
    2d 2h
    $402–658

  7. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacetetrain train Ave
    2. Take the bus from Albacete to Bucureştibus bus
    2d 5h
    $225–329

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Braşovbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Brașov to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus bus
    2d 5h

Madrid to București by train and night train

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration2d 2hAverage Duration
Ticket$714Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,490 km
  • Duration: 6h 44m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and București, Romania?

Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Braşov, Complex Bartolomeu, Saturn, Brașov, and Aeroport Henri Coanda Sosiri in around 2d 5h.

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