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The average bus between Athens and Bucharest takes 20h 11m and the fastest bus takes 20h. There is at least one bus per day from Athens to Bucharest. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between Athens and Bucharest. The earliest departure is at 12:00 AM at night, and the last departure from Athens is at 10:00 AM which arrives into Bucharest at 6:00 AM. All services require a transfer at Thessaloniki Monastiriou and take an average of 20h 11m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station and arriving at București, Autogara Militari station via Thessaloniki Monastiriou station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 11m.
Athens to Bucharest bus services, operated by KTEL Thessalonikis S.A., depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
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The distance between Athens and Bucharest is 744 km. The road distance is 1136 km.
You can take a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to București, Autogara Militari via Thessaloniki Monastiriou and Thessaloniki train station in around 18h 45m.
