There are 6 ways to get from Vienna to București by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
4h 39m$73–220Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bucharestbus
12hTrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
17h 53m$260–470Drive 1,057.4 km
- Drive from Vienna to Bucharestcar 1,057.4 km
10h 43m$199–288Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane VIE - BBU
8h 2m$114–301Bus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to București, Autogara Militaribus N877
20h 39m$108–160
Vienna to București by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to București is to bus via București, Autogara Militari which costs $100 - $160 and takes 20h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to București is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs $70 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to București. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to București. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Universitate via Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 53m.
The distance between Vienna and București is 869 km. The road distance is 1057.4 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to București without a car is to bus which takes 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Vienna to București, including transfers.
Vienna to București bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to București train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to București is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs $70 - $220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h, you could also train, which costs $260 - $470 and takes 17h 53m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and București, Romania?
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bucharest twice a week, and the journey takes 10h 56m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
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Vienna to București bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
București is 1h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 3:41 PM in Vienna and 4:41 PM in București.
Vienna to București train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Bucuresti Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to București is 1057 km. It takes approximately 10h 43m to drive from Vienna to București.
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