There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus N980
8h 50m$35–65Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain 5615 / ...
13h 3m$51–57Drive 478.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Blagoevgradcar 478.2 km
6h 28m$77–110Fly, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
6h 52m$134–291Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Blagoevgradbus
10h 50m
Bucharest to Blagoevgrad by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad is to bus which costs $35 - $65 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad is to drive which takes 6h 28m and costs $75 - $110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Blagoevgrad via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 3m.
The distance between Bucharest and Blagoevgrad is 488 km. The road distance is 478.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad without a car is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs $35 - $65.
The bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal takes 8h 50m including transfers and departs five times a week.
Bucharest to Blagoevgrad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Blagoevgrad train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs $35 - $65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $50 - $60 and takes 13h 3m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal 5 times a week. Tickets cost $35–65 and the journey takes 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Blagoevgrad via Sofia in around 13h 3m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 0888 302 311
- chona@abv.bg
- Website
- chona.alle.bg
Bus from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Blagoevgrad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal station.
Bucharest to Blagoevgrad train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Blagoevgrad is 478 km. It takes approximately 6h 28m to drive from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad.
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