There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Gjilan by bus, train, car, plane, night train, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ferizajbus
14h 13m$55–83Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Bujanovac to Gjilanbus
19h 28mDrive 603.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Gjilancar 603.3 km
8h 26m$97–139Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Gjilanbus
11h 57m$78–212Bus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus 983
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ferizajbus
15h 28m$67–125Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus Simeonidis
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Gjilanbus
17h$78–111Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Kalotina - Zapadtrain Ic
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Ništrain
- Take the train from Niš to Bujanovctrain 90
19h 42m$70–95Fly to Skopje International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane OTP - SKP
- Take a shuttle bus from Skopje Airport to Pristina
11h 39m$235–620Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane OTP - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Pristinabus
10h 34m$73–238Fly to Sofia Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Gracanicabus
12h 47m
Bucharest to Gjilan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Gjilan is to bus which costs $50 - $85 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Gjilan is to drive which takes 8h 26m and costs $95 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Gjilan. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Gjilan via Sofia Central Bus Station, Skopje, Transporten Centar and Ferizaj. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Gjilan. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Bujanovc via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Sofia, Dimitrovgrad and Niš. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 42m.
The distance between Bucharest and Gjilan is 707 km. The road distance is 603.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Gjilan without a car is to bus which takes 14h 13m and costs $50 - $85.
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Bucharest to Gjilan, including transfers.
Bucharest to Gjilan bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Gjilan train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Gjilan bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Gjilan, Kosovo?
You can take a bus from Bucharest to Gjilan via Sofia Central Bus Station, Skopje Nikola Karev, Skopje, Transporten Centar, and Ferizaj in around 14h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Sofia to Kalotina - Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $1–2
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- $4–5
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Niš to Bujanovc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–9
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–26
- Schedules at
- vectortravel.eu
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–26
- Schedules at
- vectortravel.eu
- 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
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +383 44 992 615
- maxharturizam@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bujanovac to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Skopje Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $160–420
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- Phone
- +383 44 344 200
- adio-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Gracanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- SP Adio
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More Questions & Answers
Gjilan is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 1:57 PM in Bucharest and 12:57 PM in Gjilan.
Bucharest to Gjilan train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Gjilan is 603 km. It takes approximately 8h 26m to drive from Bucharest to Gjilan.
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