There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus TerminalN980
8h 50m$40–65Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Blagoevgrad Bus StationUnion Ivkoni
10h 33m$24–34Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the train from Sofia to BlagoevgradRe
13h 33m$52–58Drive 478.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad478.2 km
6h 23m$77–110Fly from Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Train Station
6h 16m$140–326Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Train Station
8h 26m$374–621
Bucharest to Blagoevgrad by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad is to bus via Sofia which costs $23 - $35 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad is to fly and bus which takes 6h 16m and costs $140 - $330.
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 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 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 33m.
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 $40 - $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 $40 - $65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $50 - $60 and takes 13h 33m.
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 $40–65 and the journey takes 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Blagoevgrad via Sofia in around 13h 33m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $48–52
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- 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
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- 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 Central Bus Station to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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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 23m to drive from Bucharest to Blagoevgrad.
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