There are 7 ways to get from Bansko to Bucharest by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Sofia
best- Take the bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus Sofia-Bucharest
9h 23m$38–46Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Bansko to Septemvritrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Septemvri to Stara Zagoratrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain
11h 51m$10–31Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Bansko to Plovdiv Southbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain Re / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
9h 55m$13–39Drive 494.3 km
- Drive from Bansko to Bucharestcar 494.3 km
7h 43m$79–114Bus, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
7h 20m$73–216Bus
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to București, Autogara Militaribus N980
10h 40m$47–80Bus, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane SOF - BBU
11h 48m$59–277
Bansko to Bucharest by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Bucharest is to train and night train which costs $9 - $35 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs $70 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bansko to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bansko and arriving at Bucharest via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Bansko to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bansko and arriving at Bucharest via Septemvri and Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 51m.
The distance between Bansko and Bucharest is 556 km. The road distance is 494.3 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Bucharest without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 9h 23m and costs $35 - $50.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Bansko to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bansko to Bucharest bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, depart from Bansko station.
Bansko to Bucharest train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Bansko station.
Bansko to Bucharest bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Bansko to Bucharest via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 9h 23m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Train from Bansko to Septemvri
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Septemvri to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Plovdiv South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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Bansko to Bucharest train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Septemvri station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bansko to Bucharest is 494 km. It takes approximately 7h 43m to drive from Bansko to Bucharest.
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