Ukraine
RomaniaKyiv to Bucharest shipping route.
1,056 km by road, about 27 h 6 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Kyiv and Bucharest
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
KyivRoadBucharestTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,056 km (656 mi) |
| Straight line | 747 km |
| Transit time | 27 h 6 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 16 h 6 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Kyiv to Bucharest shipping route by road
A truck from Kyiv to Bucharest drives 1,056 km. That is the driving distance on roads open to heavy goods vehicles, against 747 km as the crow flies.
Transit time for one driver is about 27 h 6 min, of which 16 h 6 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts, as EU drivers' hours rules require. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time almost in half.
Road freight on Kyiv to Bucharest is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from Ukraine into Romania, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, plus export and import declarations at the border.
Of 29 road routes from Kyiv in this directory, Bucharest is the 3rd shortest. Closer destinations: Warsaw (779 km) and Lviv (561 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Kyiv to Bucharest?
1,056 km by road (747 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Kyiv to Bucharest?
About 27 h 6 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (16 h 6 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Bucharest to Kyiv has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Kyiv to Lviv561 km
- Kyiv to
Warsaw779 km - Kyiv to Poznan1,083 km
- Kyiv to
Budapest1,140 km - Kyiv to
Vilnius1,217 km - Kyiv to
Berlin1,340 km 
Sofia to Bucharest399 km
Istanbul to Bucharest691 km- Budapest to Bucharest856 km
- Lviv to Bucharest877 km
Vienna to Bucharest1,090 km- Warsaw to Bucharest1,266 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.