Cologne ▸ Bucharest
Bucharest ▸ Cologne ⇄4 a weekfastest 30h55☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇷🇴 Romania
Direct buses · no change
CologneBonnFrankfurtMannheimHeilbronnNurembergBucharest· 1,599 km as the crow flies
- 11:05 → 21:45+1FlixBus 1925 ☾ OvernightCologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Bonn, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Heilbronn…33h4018 stops
- 13:50 → 21:45+1FlixBus 1924 ☾ OvernightCologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Frankfurt, Würzburg, Regensburg, Passau…30h5515 stopsRuns: Only Mon 19 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Sat 31 Oct, Mon 2 NovThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 13:50 → 20:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
- 21:55 → 05:50+2FlixBus 1924 ☾ OvernightCologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Bucharest (bus station Militari) · via Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Vienna, Budapest…30h5512 stopsRuns: Only Wed 4 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Wed 11 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.
Quick answers
Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Bucharest?
Yes. 4 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Cologne to Bucharest?
The fastest takes 30h55; the slowest 33h40, for 1,599 km as the crow flies.
When do the buses leave?
The earliest leaves at 11:05 and the latest at 21:55, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.
Is there a night bus from Cologne to Bucharest?
Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 11:05 arriving 21:45 the next morning.