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There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Kaliakra by train, car, bus, or shuttle

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Train, drive
best
1. Take the train from Bucharest to Constanţa
2. Take the train from Constanţa to Mangalia
3. Drive from Mangalia to Kaliakra
5h 39m
$22–53
Bus
1. Take the bus from Bucuresti to Mangalia
2. Take the bus from Mangalia to Kavarna
6h 6m
$35–59
Drive 320.4 km
1. Drive from Bucharest to Kaliakra320.4 km
3h 48m
$51–74
Shuttle
1. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Balchik
5h 31m
$260–354
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Bucharest to ConstanţaIR: Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Constanţa / ...
2. Take the bus from Constanta to Kavarna
5h 57m
$37–77

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Distance: 335 km
Duration: 5h 39m

What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Kaliakra, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Bucuresti to Kaliakra via Mangalia and Kavarna in around 6h 6m.

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Kavarna, Bulgaria(opens in a new window)

Kavarna (Bulgarian: Каварна is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Dobruja region of northeastern Bulgaria. It lies 42 km northeast of Varna, 43 km from Dobrich and 43 km south of the border with Romania. It is the principal town of Kavarna Municipality, part of Dobrich Province. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 11,397 inhabitants. A little yacht port, a fishing base, a spacious beach and a resort complex exist in the town. The landmark Cape Kaliakra is located a few kilometers to the east, as is the tiny beachfront resort of Rusalka. Three 18-hole golf courses with villa communities and marinas are being developed nearby, two of the courses are designed by Gary Player and one by Ian Woosnam.

Things to do in Kavarna

Kaliakra(Opens in a new window)

Kaliakra (Bulgarian: Калиакра) is a long and narrow headland in the Southern Dobruja region of the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, 12 km east of Kavarna, 60 km northeast of Varna and 65 km southwest of Mangalia. The coast is steep with vertical cliffs reaching 70 m down to the sea. Kaliakra is a nature reserve, where dolphins and cormorants can be observed. It sits on the Via Pontica, a major bird migration route from Africa into Eastern and Northern Europe. Many rare and migrant birds can be seen here in spring and autumn and, like much of this coastline, is home to several rare breeding birds (e.g. pied wheatear and a local race of European shag). The rest of the reserve also has unusual breeding birds; saker falcon, lesser grey shrike and a host of others.

Balchik Palace(Opens in a new window)

The Balchik Palace (Bulgarian: Дворец в Балчик, Dvorets v Balchik; Romanian: Castelul din Balcic) is a palace in the Bulgarian Black Sea town and resort of Balchik in Southern Dobruja. The official name of the palace was the Quiet Nest Palace. It was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian control of the region, for the needs of Queen Marie of Romania. The palace complex consists of a number of residential villas, a smoking hall, a wine cellar, a power station, a monastery, a holy spring, a chapel and many other buildings, as well as most notably a park that is today a state-run botanical garden. Balchik Palace is 17 m above sea level.

Kaliakra Lighthouse(Opens in a new window)

Kaliakra Lighthouse (Bulgarian: Калиакра морски фар) - a lighthouse located in the Southern Dobruja Region on the northern part of Bulgaria's coast of the Black Sea; in Bulgaria. The cylindrical stone lighthouse was built in 1901, with a lantern and gallery rising from the top of the lighthouse keeper's house; both painted white.

Shabla Lighthouse(Opens in a new window)

The Shabla Lighthouse (Bulgarian: Шабленски фар) is a lighthouse located 5 kilometres east of the town of Shabla, Dobrich Province; in Bulgaria. The lighthouse was built in 1856 by the Ottoman Empire and is the oldest lighthouse in Bulgaria. The lighthouse is located at the easternmost point of Bulgaria.

Places to stay in Kavarna

Villa Allegra(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Royal Grand Hotel and Spa - All Inclusive and Free beach accsess(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Villa Dechkoni(Opens in a new window)

9.8Exceptional

Hotel Wesso(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

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