- Must visit
National Museum of Art of Romania
Romania’s premier art museum, housing European masters and major national collections inside the former Royal Palace.
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Otopeni to Bucharest is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Otopeni to Bucharest will cost around $2 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $2.
On Mon, Nov 02, we found 50 buses from Otopeni to Bucharest, including 26 direct services.
On Mon, Nov 02 the direct buses cover the 13 km distance in an average of 18 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 18 m .
On Mon, Nov 02 the slowest buses will take 19 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.

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Buses from Otopeni to Bucharest run on average 1 times per day, taking around 30m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $3 (€2) if you book in advance.
There are 1 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 10:00, the last at 10:00. The fastest bus covers the 8 miles (13 km) distance in 30m.
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Use these quick route answers to check fares, travel time, departure options, and direct services before booking from Otopeni to Bucharest.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 01:06AM | Arrival Time 01:24AM | Duration 0h18 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 01:36AM | Arrival Time 01:54AM | Duration 0h18 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 02:06AM | Arrival Time 02:26AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 02:36AM | Arrival Time 02:56AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 03:06AM | Arrival Time 03:25AM | Duration 0h19 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 03:36AM | Arrival Time 03:55AM | Duration 0h19 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 04:06AM | Arrival Time 04:26AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 04:36AM | Arrival Time 04:56AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 05:06AM | Arrival Time 05:24AM | Duration 0h18 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 05:31AM | Arrival Time 06:05AM | Duration 0h34 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 05:33AM | Arrival Time 06:13AM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 05:36AM | Arrival Time 05:54AM | Duration 0h18 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 05:47AM | Arrival Time 06:21AM | Duration 0h34 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:01AM | Arrival Time 06:36AM | Duration 0h35 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:04AM | Arrival Time 06:41AM | Duration 0h37 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:06AM | Arrival Time 06:28AM | Duration 0h22 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:17AM | Arrival Time 06:51AM | Duration 0h34 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:20AM | Arrival Time 06:56AM | Duration 0h36 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:21AM | Arrival Time 06:43AM | Duration 0h22 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:32AM | Arrival Time 07:07AM | Duration 0h35 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:36AM | Arrival Time 06:58AM | Duration 0h22 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:49AM | Arrival Time 07:26AM | Duration 0h37 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 06:51AM | Arrival Time 07:13AM | Duration 0h22 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 07:37AM | Duration 0h37 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 07:07AM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 0h23 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 07:16AM | Arrival Time 07:53AM | Duration 0h37 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 07:22AM | Arrival Time 07:45AM | Duration 0h23 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 07:35AM | Arrival Time 08:14AM | Duration 0h39 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 07:37AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 0h23 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 07:46AM | Arrival Time 08:29AM | Duration 0h43 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 07:52AM | Arrival Time 08:15AM | Duration 0h23 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 07:58AM | Arrival Time 08:41AM | Duration 0h43 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 08:07AM | Arrival Time 08:39AM | Duration 0h32 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 08:21AM | Arrival Time 09:02AM | Duration 0h41 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 08:22AM | Arrival Time 08:54AM | Duration 0h32 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 08:24AM | Arrival Time 09:08AM | Duration 0h44 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 08:37AM | Arrival Time 09:09AM | Duration 0h32 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 08:38AM | Arrival Time 09:20AM | Duration 0h42 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 08:45AM | Arrival Time 09:27AM | Duration 0h42 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 08:52AM | Arrival Time 09:24AM | Duration 0h32 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 08:56AM | Arrival Time 09:44AM | Duration 0h48 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 09:07AM | Arrival Time 09:40AM | Duration 0h33 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 09:52AM | Duration 0h42 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 09:22AM | Arrival Time 09:55AM | Duration 0h33 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 09:24AM | Arrival Time 10:08AM | Duration 0h44 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 09:37AM | Arrival Time 10:10AM | Duration 0h33 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 09:50AM | Arrival Time 10:32AM | Duration 0h42 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 09:51AM | Arrival Time 10:38AM | Duration 0h47 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 09:52AM | Arrival Time 10:25AM | Duration 0h33 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Societatea de Transport București STB SA | Departure Time 10:03AM | Arrival Time 10:44AM | Duration 0h41 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:40PM | Arrival Time 10:10PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
The table below shows live departures for Otopeni to Bucharest buses for today, Sunday, November 1. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus | 9:40 PM Otopeni, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă (Calea Bucureștilor - Parcare P5) | 0h30 | 10:10 PM București, Autogara Militari | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Monday, November 2 | |||||
![]() | 1:06 AM Otopeni | 0h18 | 1:24 AM Bucharest | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 1:36 AM Otopeni | 0h18 | 1:54 AM Bucharest | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 2:06 AM Otopeni | 0h20 | 2:26 AM Bucharest | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 2:36 AM Otopeni | 0h20 | 2:56 AM Bucharest | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 3:06 AM Otopeni | 0h19 | 3:25 AM Bucharest | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 3:36 AM Otopeni | 0h19 | 3:55 AM Bucharest | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 4:06 AM Otopeni | 0h20 | 4:26 AM Bucharest | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 4:36 AM Otopeni | 0h20 | 4:56 AM Bucharest | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Romania’s premier art museum, housing European masters and major national collections inside the former Royal Palace.
An outstanding open-air museum of traditional Romanian village life, with historic houses, churches, and windmills.
A leading natural history museum with fossils, geology, and biodiversity displays, popular with families and science fans.
Bucharest’s atmospheric old center, packed with historic streets, churches, nightlife, and restored merchant buildings.
The city’s grand central boulevard connects major landmarks, museums, and elegant historic architecture.
Bucharest’s largest park offers lakeside walks, bike paths, gardens, and access to major museums and leisure areas.
Grilled skinless sausages made with beef, pork, and garlic. A beloved Romanian street and barbecue staple, especially popular with mustard and bread.
Sour soup with beef tripe, garlic, vinegar, and cream. One of Romania's most iconic comfort dishes, widely eaten in Bucharest.
Cabbage rolls stuffed with minced meat and rice, usually slow-cooked and served with sour cream. A festive Romanian classic.
Elegant fine dining restaurant focused on refined Romanian cuisine and local ingredients in a polished setting.
Historic beer hall and restaurant known for Romanian classics, grilled meats, and traditional atmosphere in the Old Town.
Popular modern Romanian bistro serving regional dishes and desserts in a casual, welcoming space.
Budget-friendly for Europe: hotels, meals, and public transit usually cost less than in Western EU capitals, though central areas and upscale venues cost more.
Restaurants: 5-10% if service is not included. Cafes: round up or leave small change. Taxis: round up the fare or add about 5%.
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Otopeni to Bucharest by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Bucharest, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Otopeni to Bucharest buses use the Otopeni, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă (Calea Bucureștilor - Parcare P5) to București, Autogara Militari station pair. Use this guide to compare Otopeni and Bucharest bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Otopeni, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă (Calea Bucureștilor - Parcare P5) is 2 km from Otopeni city centre. Public transport options include:
Otopeni, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă (Calea Bucureștilor - Parcare P5) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Shower, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Several dining options are available in the terminal.
Free WiFi is available in the terminal area. ATMs are aTMs are located in the arrival and departure areas.
Ticket office support is available at Otopeni, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă (Calea Bucureștilor - Parcare P5).
Available at Otopeni, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă (Calea Bucureștilor - Parcare P5): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Otopeni, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă (Calea Bucureștilor - Parcare P5): The terminal is accessible for persons with reduced mobility.