There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Donetsk by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or night train
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Fly from Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Krasnodar (KRR)OTP - KRR
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station
21h 11m₴8,833–25,693Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Kapikule
- Take the bus from Kapikule to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station
3d 3h₴6,259–8,358Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Vaslui
- Take the bus from Vaslui to Leușeni Border
- Take the bus from Leușeni Border to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Lugansk bus station
- Take the train from Lugansk to Yasinovataya Pas.604
2d 9hDrive 1,192.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Donetsk1,192.5 km
18h 34m₴8,019–11,583Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Krasnodar (KRR)VAR - KRR
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station
31h 52m₴19,021–50,536Night train, bus to Istanbul, fly, bus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Kapikule
- Take the bus from Edirne to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Krasnodar (KRR)IST - KRR
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station
28h 25m₴20,533–39,762Shuttle to Sofia Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Sofia
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Krasnodar (KRR)SOF - KRR
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station
33h 31m₴17,880–44,951Train to Craiova Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Krasnodar (KRR)CRA - KRR
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station
38h 41m₴9,774–44,782Bus via Giresun
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus station
- Take the bus from Giresun to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station
2d 17h₴8,576–11,339Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Bus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station
3d 8h₴7,447–8,631
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Krasnodar (KRR) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Donetsk is to night train and bus which costs 6 000 ₴ - 8 500 ₴ and takes 3 days 3h.
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The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Donetsk is to drive which takes 18h 34m and costs 8 000 ₴ - 12 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Donetsk station. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Donetsk Yuzhny bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Giresun and Krasnodar-1 Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
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The distance between Bucharest and Donetsk is 1593 km. The road distance is 1192.5 km.
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The best way to get from Bucharest to Donetsk without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
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It takes approximately 21h 11m to get from Bucharest to Donetsk, including transfers.
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Bucharest to Donetsk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
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Bucharest to Donetsk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Donetsk is 1192 km. It takes approximately 18h 34m to drive from Bucharest to Donetsk.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Donetsk, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Giresun, and Krasnodar-1 Bus station in around 2d 17h.
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- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–27,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,700–20,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,500–32,000
Flights from Istanbul to Krasnodar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴3,900–22,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,900–26,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Krasnodar via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,000–30,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Krasnodar via Bucharest Otopeni, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,500–28,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Krasnodar via Belgrade, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,000–30,000
Flights from Craiova Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴8,000–42,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Krasnodar via Tel Aviv, Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₴14,000–35,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul, Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴18,000–55,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,700–20,000
- Website
- data.gov.ro
Train from Bucharest to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- data.gov.ro
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Vaslui
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,350–1,500
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴900–1,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- (+7856) 319-43-09
- Website
- gd-n.ru
Train from Lugansk to Yasinovataya Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://gd-n.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://gd-n.ru/raspisaniya-poezdov/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴600–1,311
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴600–850
- 1st Class
- ₴800–1,100
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴460–500
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴800–1,200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Lugansk bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Vaslui to Leușeni Border
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Leușeni Border to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Leușeni Border to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴3,718–7,437
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₴7,437
- Children
- ₴3,718
- 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
- ₴9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₴11,000–18,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Edirne to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴522
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,000–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,573
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Giresun to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴4,644
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴4,248
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kapikule to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴600–1,539
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₴600–800
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴190–290
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–1,600
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,200–2,900
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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