There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Budva by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Tivat Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV)OTP - TIV
6h 37m€193–405Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bucharest to Drobeta Tr. Severin
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Take the bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
15h 35m€51–81Train, bus via Kumanovo
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
21h 1m€96–116Drive 868.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Budva868.9 km
12h 59m€121–174Fly to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)OTP - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
7h 3mBus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
17h 18m€72–105Bus via Podgorica
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus station
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
23h 17m€61–91
Bucharest to Budva by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Budva is to train and bus which costs €50 - €85 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Budva is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €190 - €410.
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 Sofia and Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 18m.
The distance between Bucharest and Budva is 679 km. The road distance is 868.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Budva without a car is to train and bus via Kumanovo which takes 21h 1m and costs €95 - €120.
It takes approximately 6h 37m 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 37m and costs €190 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 17h 18m.
Bucharest to Budva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Budva is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:11 AM in Bucharest and 2:11 AM in Budva.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Budva, Montenegro?
Air Serbia, Austrian Airlines, and four 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 Sofia and Kumanovo in around 17h 18m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Drobeta Tr. Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–29
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Drobeta Tr. Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- litas.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.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
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +382 20 624 343
- aloexpress@t-com.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +382 69087824
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +38569016430
- boka.kotorska77@gmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/autoprevoz-zaton
- Phone
- +382 69 083 484
- papovic@t-com.me
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Papovic/111
- Phone
- 069 222 288
- elliteexpresspg@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 68857061
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Touring-Doo-Kotor/123
- info@drumpg.me
- Website
- new.busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- new.busticket4.me
- Phone
- +381 68 109 090
- expresstours@t-com.me
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 040 214 382
- gardasevic@t-com.me
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +382 68 155 199
- eurolinetravel@yahoo.com
- Website
- getbybus.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- https://getbybus.com/en/euroline-travel
- Phone
- +382 69 514 519
- krivokapictours1@gmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- https://www.polazak.com/en/Krivokapic-Turs/operator/
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