There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture by bus, car, plane, shuttle, night train, train, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus N980
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Pýrgosbus
23h 59m€62–99Night train, train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Pýrgosbus
24h 12m€44–74Drive 1,199.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Ilia Prefecturecar 1,199.9 km
14h 44m€217–313Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane OTP - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Pýrgosbus
14h 24m€197–466Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pýrgosbus
24h 12m€311–424Fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OTP - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Pýrgosbus
12h 24m€139–317Fly to Zakynthos International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane OTP - ZTH
- Take the bus from Kyllíni to Pýrgosbus
10h 41m€160–438Fly to Kefalonia Airport, bus and ferry, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane OTP - EFL
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Kyllínibusferry
- Take the bus from Kyllíni to Pýrgosbus
11h 43m€194–473
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture is to night train and train and bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 24h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture is to fly and bus which takes 10h 41m and costs €160 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Oléni via Blagoevgrad and Pýrgos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 59m.
The distance between Bucharest and Ilia Prefecture is 1268 km. The road distance is 1199.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture without a car is to bus which takes 23h 59m and costs €60 - €100.
It takes approximately 23h 59m to get from Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture, including transfers.
Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture is 1200 km. It takes approximately 14h 44m to drive from Bucharest to Ilia Prefecture.
There are 258+ hotels available in Ilia Prefecture.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Ilia Prefecture, Greece?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Oléni via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Blagoevgrad, and Pýrgos in around 23h 59m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–13
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Pýrgos
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Pýrgos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Pýrgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- 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
- €240–340
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 26210 20600
- ktelias@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelileias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pýrgos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Schedules at
- ktelileias.gr
- Book at
- online.ktelileias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- ktelileias.gr
- Book at
- online.ktelileias.gr
Bus from Isthmos to Pýrgos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Schedules at
- ktelileias.gr
- Book at
- online.ktelileias.gr
Bus from Kyllíni to Pýrgos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- ktelileias.gr
- Book at
- online.ktelileias.gr
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- ktel@ktelkorinthias.gr
- Website
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Isthmos to Pýrgos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- ktelkorinthias.gr
- Phone
- +30 27520 27423
- info@ktelargolida.gr
- Website
- ktelargolida.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.ktelargolida.gr/en/homepage-en/?module=default&pages_id=3&lang=en
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelargolida.gr/en/3226-2/
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Argostoli to Kyllíni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
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