There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Budva by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tivat Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane OTP - TIV
6h 27m€141–314Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Drobeta Turnu-Severintrain Ir
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Negotinbus
- Take the bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
15h 8m€72–79Bus via Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Negotinbus
- Take the bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
14h 55m€77–97Drive 868.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Budvacar 868.7 km
12h 56m€147–212Fly to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane OTP - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
7h 42m€161–364Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovobus
- Take the bus from Tetovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
24h 48m€102–210Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus 983
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
24h 51m€90–124
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Budva is to train and bus which costs €70 - €80 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Budva is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs €140 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Budva. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Kladovo and Negotin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
The distance between Bucharest and Budva is 679 km. The road distance is 868.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Budva without a car is to bus which takes 24h 48m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Bucharest to Budva, including transfers.
Bucharest to Budva bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Budva is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs €140 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus via Drobeta-Turnu Severin, which costs €75 - €100 and takes 14h 55m.
Bucharest to Budva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Drobeta-Turnu Severin station.
Budva is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:01 AM in Bucharest and 10:01 AM in Budva.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Budva, Montenegro?
Austrian Airlines, Air Serbia, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Kladovo, and Negotin in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- flygangwon.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–210
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Drobeta Turnu-Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €38
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
Bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €38
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +389 23 139949
- info@euroturist.mk
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- Phone
- +389046787467
- eurolinia6@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- vakcare@yahoo.com
- Website
- Vakcare Struga
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Vakcare Struga
- Phone
- +382 69 316 688
- info@lalatovictravelbd.me
- Website
- lalatovictravelbd.me
Bus from Tetovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Schedules at
- lalatovictravelbd.me
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
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