There are 6 ways to get from Bran to Bulgaria by train, night train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, night train via Gorna Oryahovitsa
best- Take the train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain 461 / ...
10h 48m$36–62Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Ruse Triajnighttrain
- Take the train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Sofiatrain 461
16h 12m$25–54Bus
- Take the bus from Brașov to București, Autogara Militaribus 3908 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus N980
13h 33m$42–76Drive 517.6 km
- Drive from Bran to Sofiacar 517.6 km
8h 19m$83–120Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
7h 31mBus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
9h
Bran to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bran to Bulgaria is to train and night train which costs $25 - $55 and takes 16h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Bran to Bulgaria is to drive which takes 8h 19m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Bran to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Bran and arriving at Sofia via Centru Cristian, Brașov and București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 33m.
The distance between Bran and Bulgaria is 670 km. The road distance is 517.6 km.
The best way to get from Bran to Bulgaria without a car is to train and night train via Gorna Oryahovitsa which takes 10h 48m and costs $35 - $65.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Bran to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Bran to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brașov station.
Bran to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bran to Bulgaria is 518 km. It takes approximately 8h 19m to drive from Bran to Bulgaria.
There are 2130+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Bran, Brașov, Romania and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Bran to Sofia via Centru Cristian, Brașov, and București, Autogara Militari in around 13h 33m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $11–17
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–22
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucharest to Ruse Triaj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Night train from Bucharest to Ruse Triaj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $6–7
Train from Ruse Razpredelitelna to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–20
- 1st Class
- $18–24
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brașov to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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