There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Chepelare by night train, train, bus, taxi, car, plane, or shuttle
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Night train, train, bus
best- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Chepelarebus
9h 18m$24–40Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus N980
- Take the bus from Sofia to Chepelarebus
11h 54mNight train, train, taxi
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Krumovotrain
- Take the taxi from Krumovo to Chepelaretaxi
6h 29m$54–83Drive 414.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Chepelarecar 414.5 km
6h 56m$66–96Fly, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Chepelarebus
9h 30mShuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Chepelarebus
8h 42m$289–396
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Chepelare is to night train and train and bus which costs $23 - $40 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Chepelare is to night train and train and taxi which takes 6h 29m and costs $50 - $85.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Chepelare. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Chepelare via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 54m.
The distance between Bucharest and Chepelare is 516 km. The road distance is 414.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Chepelare without a car is to night train and train and bus which takes 9h 18m and costs $23 - $40.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Bucharest to Chepelare, including transfers.
Bucharest to Chepelare bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Chepelare bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Chepelare is 414 km. It takes approximately 6h 56m to drive from Bucharest to Chepelare.
There are 682+ hotels available in Chepelare.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Chepelare, Oblast Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Chepelare via Sofia in around 11h 54m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- 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
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
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 Krumovo
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Chepelare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Chepelare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- 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
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- $40–50
Taxi 1
- Phone
- +359 32 6155
- Website
- taxi1.bg
Elma Taxi
- Phone
- +359 32 6160
- Website
- viailet.bg
Eko Taxi
- Phone
- +359 87 936 6112
- Website
- ekotaxi.bg
Sky Taxi
- Phone
- +359 8846 11111
- Website
- skytaxi.bg
As Taksi
- Phone
- +359 33 161 62
- Website
- couriers-bg.com
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