Angoulême to Bucharest by train
Travel from Angoulême (France) to Bucharest (Romania) by train (2036km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
The train connection Angoulême (France) - Bucharest (Romania) goes via Germany or Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. Please read the following travel information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Angoulême (France) - Munich (Germany) - Vienna (Austria) - Bucharest (Romania)
- 2Angoulême (France) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania)
2036 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Angoulême to Bucharest, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Angoulême / Paris - Brașov / Paris - Arad / Paris - Cluj-Napoca / Paris - Sibiu / Paris - Timișoara / Lyon - Bucharest / Marseille - Bucharest / Bordeaux - Bucharest / Strasbourg - Bucharest1 Angoulême (France) - Munich (Germany) - Vienna (Austria) - Bucharest (Romania)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Angoulême (France) to Munich (Germany)
To travel from France to Germany by train, use a route either via Paris/Lille to Cologne by Thalys train. Or from Paris via Strasbourg/Saarbrücken to Frankfurt or Stuttgart by TGV/ICE. There is also a direct train from Marseille in direction of Frankfurt. Please use the given booking links to find schedules and ticket prices. Prices are usually the same, but sometimes vary slightly.
If you want to use a night train, have a look at the Russian night train Paris to Moscow (exit in Berlin). A very nice experience and high quality, but does not run daily!
The Europe Special price of Deutsche Bahn (German railways) is available from EUR 39. As earlier you book, as cheaper the ticket prices are.
Where to buy a ticket from Angoulême to Munich?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
THALYS (THY) / ICE Alleo Germany - France (ICE Alleo) / TGV Alleo France - Germany (TGV Alleo)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 453/24J Paris - Moscow
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / SNCF Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Munich - Angoulême / Paris - Berlin / Paris - Cologne / Paris - Düsseldorf / Marseille - Frankfurt am Main / Paris - Hamburg / Paris - Hanover / Paris - Leipzig / Paris - Munich / Paris - Nuremberg / Paris - Stuttgart
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Munich (Germany) to Vienna (Austria)
The train journey from Germany to Austria is inexpensive with many daily ICE and Railjet connections. There are saver fares ("Sparpreis Europa") available from Deutsche Bahn from 18 EUR.
On longer distances we recommend a Nightjet night train. These offer you comfortable overnight travel in a seating, couchette or sleeping car. Tickets for the Nightjet start from 29 EUR. In the sleeping car from as little as 69 EUR.
There are night train connections from Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt to Salzburg, Linz, Innsbruck and Vienna.
Find your itinerary, timetable and ticket prices through our booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Munich to Vienna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ491 Hamburg - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ457 Berlin - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ421 Düsseldorf - Innsbruck / ÖBB nightjet NJ40491 Hamburg - Innsbruck
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Munich / Berlin - Vienna / Berlin - Graz / Berlin - Salzburg / Cologne - Vienna / Düsseldorf - Vienna / Frankfurt am Main - Vienna / Hamburg - Vienna / Leipzig - Vienna / Stuttgart - Vienna
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1c Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Vienna to Bucharest by overnight train. The journey time is 20:20 hours. Train ticket fares start from 49 EUR.
The overnight train "Dacia" (EN347) is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. There are the following service classes available:
- standard seats. Ticket fares from 49 EUR.
- couchettes: compartments with berths for 4 or 6 passengers. Ticket fares from 59 EUR.
- sleeper-wagon: private compartments with beds for 1 to 3 passengers and washbasin. Optional you can book these compartments with private shower and toilet. Ticket fares from 79 EUR for a bed in a 3-persons-compartment. And from 159 EUR for a private sleeper-compartment only for yourself.
The departure time in Vienna is 19:40 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 16:00.
Beside this direct overnight train you can travel first by Railjet day train from Vienna to Budapest. And change in Budapest to a night train to Bucharest.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough Transylvania and of the Carpathian mountains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Vienna to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Vienna
2 Angoulême (France) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Angoulême (France) to Zurich (Switzerland)
There are three main train routes to travel from France to Switzerland. The "TGV Lyria" high-speed train from Paris to Basel and Zurich. And the regional trains from Strasbourg to Basel and from Lyon to Geneva.
The ticket fares for the "TGV Lyria" start at 40 EUR. For the connections from Strasbourg and Lyon to Switzerland, ticket prices start at 24 EUR.
You can find the best route for you, the timetable and ticket prices via our booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Angoulême to Zurich?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
TGV Lyria France - Switzerland (Lyria)
train company:
SNCF Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français / SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Angoulême / Paris - Zurich / Paris - Basel / Strasbourg - Zug / Strasbourg - Basel / Lyon - Zurich / Lyon - Basel / Marseille - Zug / Marseille - Basel / Grenoble - Zurich / Paris - Interlaken
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Zurich (Switzerland) to Budapest (Hungary)
There is a direct Railjet train from Zurich to Budapest every day, as well as a direct Nightjet night train.
How much does a train ticket cost from Zurich to Budapest?
The train ticket on the Railjet day train costs from 44 euros. On the night train, a ticket in a seat car costs from 29 euros, in a couchette car from 49 euros and in a sleeper car from 69 euros. The earlier you book, the greater your chance of getting a savings price.
How long does it take to travel from Zurich to Budapest by train?
The train journey takes 10 hours.
What is the schedule of the day train connection in the Railjet from Zurich to Budapest?
The departure of the Railjet RJX165 in Zurich is at 10:40h. Arrival in Budapest at 21:19h.
What is the schedule (departure/arrival) for the Nightjet night train from Zurich to Budapest?
The departure of the Nightjet EN40467 is at Zurich HB at 21:40h. Arrival in Budapest at 09:24h.
What experience have we had with the Zurich to Budapest train connection?
Book early to buy saver fare tickets. Our recommendation is the Nightjet night train: You save money on a hotel and the trip is very comfortable and inexpensive.
Where to buy a ticket from Zurich to Budapest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ) / ÖBB Nightjet (NJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40467 Zurich - Budapest / EN 40462 Budapest - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Zurich
2c Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Budapest to Bucharest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is 19:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 12:30.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Budapest is at 07:10 and the arrival time in Bucharest is 23:59.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. The departure station of the train is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Bucharest is very late the next day at 16:00. The departure time in Budapest is 23:10. You can board the train already one hour earlier. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough Transylvania and of the Carpathian mountains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Budapest
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Do you have questions about the connection between Angoulême and Bucharest? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
