There are 12 ways to get from Madrid to Romania by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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 Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane MAD - CLJ
6h 34m$81–253Fly to Bucharest Otopeni
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAD - OTP
6h 44m$73–225Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurttrain 82
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
39h 2m$601–1,313Train, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
2d 2h$723–1,399Drive 3,056.9 km
- Drive from Madrid to Bucharestcar 3,056.9 km
33h 2m$559–807Fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane MAD - TSR
6h 30m$97–294Fly to Iași International Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane MAD - IAS
6h 31m$82–355Fly to Craiova Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane MAD - CRA
6h 1m$102–281Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAD - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
9h 40m$113–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain 9725
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
2d 2h$402–635Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacetetrain Ave
- Take the bus from Albacete to Bucureştibus
2d 5h$224–328Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Braşovbus
- Take the bus from Brașov to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
2d 5h
Madrid to Romania by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Romania is to fly which costs $80 - $260 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Romania is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs $100 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Romania. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Complex Bartolomeu, Brașov and Aeroport Henri Coanda Sosiri. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Romania. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Universitate via Barcelona-Sants, Perpignan, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Madrid and Romania is 2308 km. The road distance is 3056.9 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Romania without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 39h 2m and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Madrid to Romania, including transfers.
Madrid to Romania bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Romania train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Romania is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs $80 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 5h.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Romania?
Ulendo Airlink, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 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.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Craiova Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Iași International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $260–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $300–480
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $154
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–380
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Albacete to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–230
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Brașov to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Romania bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Braşov station.
Romania is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 1:02 PM in Madrid and 2:02 PM in Romania.
Madrid to Romania train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Romania is 3057 km. It takes approximately 33h 2m to drive from Madrid to Romania.
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