There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Taranto by plane, train, bus, busferry, train (Trenitalia), car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane OTP - BRI
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Tarantotrain
7h 12m€49–226Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus 983
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Portbusferry
31h 40mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtinatrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Tarantotrain Fr
35h 42m€311–505Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the carferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Tarantocar
20h 8m€237–351Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane OTP - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
9h 32m€59–239Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BBU - BRI
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Tarantotrain
7h 33m€64–263Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane OTP - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Tarantocar
7h 31m€101–334Bus, bus and ferry via Skopje
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Taranto Portbusferry
32h 41m
Bucharest to Taranto by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Taranto is to fly and train which costs €55 - €240 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Taranto is to fly and train which takes 7h 12m and costs €45 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Taranto. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Taranto Port via Sofia Central Bus Station and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Taranto via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Roma Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 42m.
The distance between Bucharest and Taranto is 991 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Taranto without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 31h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Bucharest to Taranto, including transfers.
Bucharest to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Taranto train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
Bucharest to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Taranto via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre, and Roma Tiburtina in around 35h 42m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €61–66
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–60
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Italo Treno
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- Starlines
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Starlines
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- European Seaways
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- [email protected]
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €62
- Schedules at
- European Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Taranto is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:02 AM in Bucharest and 10:02 AM in Taranto.
Bucharest to Taranto train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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