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Bucharest · Romania

Trains to Bucharest

Stations on record, the cities within reach by rail, and estimated times from distance.

Wikidata lists at least twelve railway stations in Bucharest: Titan Sud train station, București Basarab railway station, Bucharest Băneasa, Bucharest Obor, Gara București Progresul, București Sud Grupa C railway station, gara Cotroceni, București Triaj railway station, Bucureștii Noi railway station, București Grivița railway station, Herăstrău railway station, Carpați railway station. Which one a service uses is set by the operator, so check the station name on the ticket, not just the city.

Rail routes from Bucharest

Trains from Bucharest: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bucharest to RuseBulgaria66 km (41 mi)about 57 min
Bucharest to CraiovaRomania184 km (114 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Bucharest to VarnaBulgaria198 km (123 mi)about 2 h 51 min
Bucharest to BurgasBulgaria241 km (150 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Bucharest to PlovdivBulgaria276 km (172 mi)about 3 h 58 min
Bucharest to SofiaBulgaria296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 15 min
Bucharest to EdirneTurkey309 km (192 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Bucharest to ChisinauMoldova357 km (222 mi)about 5 h 8 min
Bucharest to BenderMoldova374 km (232 mi)about 5 h 22 min
Bucharest to TiraspolMoldova383 km (238 mi)about 5 h 30 min
Bucharest to ÇorluTurkey389 km (242 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Bucharest to TekirdağTurkey401 km (249 mi)about 4 h 23 min
Bucharest to IstanbulTurkey445 km (277 mi)about 4 h 53 min
Bucharest to MoscowRussia1,499 km (931 mi)about 21 h 33 min
Bucharest to AnkaraTurkey749 km (465 mi)about 8 h 12 min
Bucharest to BerlinGermany1,295 km (805 mi)about 12 h 57 min
Bucharest to BursaTurkey530 km (329 mi)about 5 h 48 min
Bucharest to KyivUkraine747 km (464 mi)about 10 h 44 min
Bucharest to İzmirTurkey675 km (419 mi)about 7 h 23 min
Bucharest to RomeItaly1,137 km (706 mi)about 10 h 54 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to buy train tickets

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Deutsche BahnSells its own tickets plus Trenitalia, SBB, SNCF, OeBB, Eurostar and SJ, so most multi-country journeys price end to end here.Plan a cross-border route on Deutsche Bahn (opens int.bahn.de in a new tab)
Rail EuropePasses and point-to-point tickets sold in USD, which suits some US travellers.Book European rail on Rail Europe (opens www.raileurope.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which railway stations does Bucharest have?

Titan Sud train station, București Basarab railway station, Bucharest Băneasa, Bucharest Obor, Gara București Progresul, București Sud Grupa C railway station and others.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.