There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Matka by plane, night train, train, bus, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane OTP - SKP
7h 13m$170–314Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
15h 22m$32–66Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
13h 14m$43–63Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus N980
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus Citylines 67
14h 7m$33–79Drive 618.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Matkacar 618.3 km
8h 36m$99–143Bus via Kyustendil
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Dragomirovobus
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
17h 28m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Matka is to bus which costs $30 - $80 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Matka is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $170 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Matka. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at S. Glumovo Shkolo via Sofia Central Bus Station and Transporten Centar T-Prigradski Linii. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 7m.
The distance between Bucharest and Matka is 518 km. The road distance is 618.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Matka without a car is to night train and train and bus which takes 13h 14m and costs $40 - $65.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Bucharest to Matka, including transfers.
Bucharest to Matka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Matka is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $170 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $30 - $80 and takes 14h 7m.
Bucharest to Matka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Matka is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:09 AM in Bucharest and 3:09 AM in Matka.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Matka, North Macedonia?
Tarom, Turkish Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to S. Glumovo Shkolo via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар), and Transporten Centar T-Prigradski Linii in around 14h 7m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- 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
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Kyustendil to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +359 7855 0204
- tic@kustendil.bg
- Website
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Sofia to Dragomirovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
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