There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Borovets by night train, train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Night train, train
best- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Kostenetstrain 8612 / ...
7h 56m$30–50Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
8h 11m$27–43Drive 434.1 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Borovetscar 434.1 km
6h 39m$70–100Fly from Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
5h 45m$145–287Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus N980
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Borovets Bus Stopbus Traventuria 11518 / ...
9h 39m$32–63Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus Stopbus Traventuria 11518 / ...
11h 1m$31–44Bus via Sofia #2
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus Stopbus Traventuria 11518 / ...
11h 1m$29–41Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
7h 55m$374–587
Bucharest to Borovets by bus, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Borovets is to bus via Sofia which costs $28 - $45 and takes 11h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Borovets is to fly and bus which takes 5h 45m and costs $140 - $290.
The distance between Bucharest and Borovets is 555 km. The road distance is 434.1 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Borovets without a car is to night train and train which takes 7h 56m and costs $29 - $55.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Bucharest to Borovets, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Borovets is 434 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Bucharest to Borovets.
There are 560+ hotels available in Borovets.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Borovets, Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Borovets Bus Stop via Sofia, Central Station, Serdika, Sofia Serdika, Sofia University, and Sofia Vasil Levski Monument in around 9h 39m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $15–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $9–10
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $10–12
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Borovets Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- 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
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $230–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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