There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Balkans by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus 3902
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindicabus
8h 56mRSD 7,210–10,459Train, drive via Dunavtsi
cheapest- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Drive from Byala Rada to Balkanscar
10h 32mRSD 3,365–5,256Train, drive
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidin Patnicheskatrain
- Drive from Vidin Patnicheska to Balkanscar
9h 27mRSD 3,565–5,456Drive 405.1 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Balkanscar 405.1 km
5h 8mRSD 6,531–9,434Fly, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane OTP - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovacbus
8h 35mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Drobeta Tr. Severintrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Arad
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Jelašnicabus
9h 42mRSD 7,975–9,804
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Balkans is to train and drive via Dunavtsi which costs RSD 3300 - RSD 5500 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Balkans is to drive which takes 5h 8m and costs RSD 6500 - RSD 9500.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Balkans. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica via Kladovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 56m.
The distance between Bucharest and Balkans is 496 km. The road distance is 405.1 km.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Bucharest to Balkans, including transfers.
Bucharest to Balkans bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Balkans bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Drobeta-Turnu Severin station.
Balkans is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:46 AM in Bucharest and 11:46 PM in Balkans.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Balkans is 405 km. It takes approximately 5h 8m to drive from Bucharest to Balkans.
There are 86+ hotels available in Balkans.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Balkans, Serbia?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Balkans via Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Kladovo, and Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica in around 8h 56m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–19,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–19,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,000–2,300
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin Patnicheska
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,300–1,450
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Drobeta Tr. Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 3,000–3,200
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,000–2,300
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,300–1,450
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,050–1,150
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,050–1,150
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,900–4,900
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Kladovo to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,300–2,000
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Kladovo to Jelašnica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Zaječar, Autobuska Stanica Zaječar/Bulevar Dr Zorana Dindica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +38130 444 760
- office@bortravel.net
- Website
- bortravel.net
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bortravel.net
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