There are 10 ways to get from Valencia to Craiova by plane, bus, train, train (Renfe), 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 Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VLC - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
9h 51m$76–296Fly Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VLC - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
16h 49m$66–256Bus, train
- Take the bus from Valencia Peco Cepsa Area de Sagunto to Devabus
- Take the train from Deva to Craiovatrain Deva - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
42h 46m$144–179Train
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Camp De Tarragonatrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Nimestrain
- Take the train from Nimes to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
47h 57m$625–972Drive 2,611.4 km
- Drive from Valencia to Craiovacar 2,611.4 km
28h 6m$478–690Fly Valencia Airport to Craiova Airport
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane VLC - CRA
10h 32m$81–343Bus to Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Aeropuerto de Castellónbus
- Fly from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport (CDT) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CDT - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
10h 59m$134–600Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Craiova Airport
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane ALC - CRA
10h 16m$102–360Bus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Lugojbus
- Take the bus from Lugoj to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus
46h 2m$184–226Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus ALSA - Gan-Bar / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus 1922
47h 45m$304–462
Valencia to Craiova by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Valencia to Craiova is to fly and train which costs $65 - $260 and takes 16h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Craiova is to fly and bus which takes 9h 51m and costs $75 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Valencia to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Estació d'Autobusos de València and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Lugoj. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Valencia to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Estació del Nord and arriving at Craiova via Camp De Tarragona, Nimes, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 57m.
The distance between Valencia and Craiova is 2501 km. The road distance is 2611.4 km.
The best way to get from Valencia to Craiova without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 46m and costs $140 - $180.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Valencia to Craiova, including transfers.
Valencia to Craiova bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
Valencia to Craiova train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Estació del Nord station.
The best way to get from Valencia to Craiova is to train which takes 47h 57m and costs $600 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $80 - $350 and takes 10h 32m, you could also bus, which costs $180 - $230 and takes 46h 2m.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a train from Estació del Nord to Craiova via Camp De Tarragona, Nimes, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 47h 57m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and Iberia fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Craiova Airport (CRA) twice daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Valencia Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Valencia Airport to Craiova Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Valencia Airport to Craiova Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Valencia Airport to Craiova Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Craiova Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Craiova Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Deva to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Nimes to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Valencia Peco Cepsa Area de Sagunto to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- 964 220 054
- [email protected]
- Website
- autosmediterraneo.com
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Aeropuerto de Castellón
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- autosmediterraneo.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Lugoj
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Lugoj to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- obadabus.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Valencia to Craiova bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Lugoj station.
Craiova is 1h ahead of Valencia. It is currently 5:59 AM in Valencia and 6:59 AM in Craiova.
Valencia to Craiova train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Camp De Tarragona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Valencia to Craiova is 2611 km. It takes approximately 28h 6m to drive from Valencia to Craiova.
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