There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Borovets by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
5h 45m$138–323Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to DimitrovgradBosphor Express
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to KostenetsRe
7h 32m$29–52Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to SofiaN980
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Borovets Bus StopTraventuria 11518 / ...
9h 39m$32–55Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus StopTraventuria 11518 / ...
13h 35m$60–68Shuttle 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 Borovets Bus Stop
7h 55m$372–588Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BBU - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
9h 54m$67–287Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus StopTraventuria 11518 / ...
11h 1m$30–43Drive 434 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Borovets434 km
6h 34m$70–100
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 $30 - $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 $130 - $330.
The distance between Bucharest and Borovets is 389 km. The road distance is 434 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Borovets without a car is to bus which takes 9h 39m and costs $30 - $55.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Bucharest to Borovets, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Borovets is 434 km. It takes approximately 6h 34m to drive from Bucharest to Borovets.
There are 429+ 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.
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- 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47–52
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- 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
- $20–40
- 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
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
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