There are 4 ways to get from Bucharest to Macedonia by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanskibus N980
10h 26m$53–84Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
12h 30m$29–42Drive 565 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Macedoniacar 565 km
7h 42m$90–130Fly, train, drive
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane OTP - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
8h 18m$149–331
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Macedonia is to bus via Sofia which costs $29 - $45 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Macedonia is to drive which takes 7h 42m and costs $90 - $130.
The distance between Bucharest and Macedonia is 581 km. The road distance is 565 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Macedonia without a car is to bus which takes 10h 26m and costs $50 - $85.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Bucharest to Macedonia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Macedonia is 565 km. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Bucharest to Macedonia.
There are 339+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanski 5 times a week. Tickets cost $40–70 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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