Bucharest to Bulgaria
Rome2Rio compared 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Bulgaria. The best route is Bus, a distance of 208.992 km.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
5h 50m$34Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
6h 59m$31–35Drive 382.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Sofiacar 382.6 km
5h 17m$61–88Bus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus N980 / ...
6h 52m$36–58Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
10h 1m$47–50
Bucharest to Bulgaria by train and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Bulgaria is to night train and train which costs $30 - $36 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Bulgaria is to drive which takes 5h 17m and costs $60 - $90.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bucharest and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Tsentral'ni khali via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Modna K″shcha Agresiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 59m.
The distance between Bucharest and Bulgaria is 404 km. The road distance is 382.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 5h 50m and costs $34.
The bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station takes 5h 50m including transfers and departs once daily.
Bucharest to Bulgaria bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Bulgaria train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bulgaria is to bus which takes 5h 50m and costs $34. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $47 - $51 and takes 10h 1m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Bulgaria?
LIKEBUS operates a bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $34 and the journey takes 5h 50m. Alternatively, Romanian Railways (CFR) operates a train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia twice daily. Tickets cost $46–50 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Bulgaria bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bucharest to Bulgaria train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Bulgaria is 383 km. It takes approximately 5h 17m to drive from Bucharest to Bulgaria.
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