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How to get fromWarsaw to Bucureștiby plane, bus, train, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Warsaw to București by plane, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly to Bucharest Otopeni

    best
    1. Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane WAW - OTP
    4h 54m
    $72–244

  2. Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport

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    1. Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane plane WAW - BBU
    5h 12m
    $63–245

  3. Bus via Ivano-Frankivsk

    1. Take the bus from Warszawa Centralna Station to Ivano-Frankivskbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Bucharest Doraly Expo Marketbus bus Gns-01
    17h 29m
    $111–135

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bohumintrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Bohumin to Wien Hbftrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 347
    26h 41m
    $266–530

  5. Drive  1,179.1 km

    1. Drive from Warsaw to Bucharestcar car 1,179.1 km
    15h 57m
    $224–324

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to București, Autogara Militaribus bus N1382 / ...
    29h 11m
    $152–242

  7. Bus via Lviv urban hromada

    1. Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lviv to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus bus Bucharest-Lviv
    34h 6m
    $63–108

Warsaw to București by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration26h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$266Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 955.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 54m

What companies run services between Warsaw, Poland and București, Romania?

LOT and Austrian Airlines fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Warszawa Centralna Station to Teatrul National via Ivano-Frankivsk, Bucharest Doraly Expo Market, Doraly, and Pasaj Colentina in around 17h 29m.

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