There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Balkans by train, car, or bus
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidin Patnicheskatrain
- Drive from Vidin Patnicheska to Balkanscar
9h 27mRSD 3,550–5,530Train, 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 3,450–5,380Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Borbus
13h 9mDrive 405.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Balkanscar 405.2 km
5h 8mRSD 6,504–9,395Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Drobeta Tr. Severintrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Arad
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Jelašnicabus
9h 39mRSD 6,575–7,711
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Balkans is to train and drive via Dunavtsi which costs RSD 3400 - 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.
The distance between Bucharest and Balkans is 401 km. The road distance is 405.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Balkans without a car is to bus which takes 13h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Bucharest to Balkans, including transfers.
Balkans is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 7:13 AM in Bucharest and 6:13 AM 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 76+ 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 Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, Pirot, Main Bus Station, and Bor in around 13h 9m.
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Vidin Patnicheska
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,350–1,450
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Drobeta Tr. Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 3,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,350–1,500
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,100–1,200
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 10 310 600
- maxatourspi@gmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Bor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Jelašnica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,000–1,200
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
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