There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Musala by bus, unknown, train, night train, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Borovets Bus Stop
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musala
9h 51mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus Stop
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musala
13h 47mNight train, train, travel
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to KostenetsRe
- Walk from Kostenets to Musala
7h 20mFly from Bucharest Otopeni, bus, travel
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musala
5h 56mBus, travel via Sofia
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus Stop
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musala
11h 13mShuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musala
8h 7mFly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BBU - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musala
10h 5m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Bucharest and Musala is 485 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Musala without a car is to bus and travel which takes 9h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Bucharest to Musala, including transfers.
There are 423+ hotels available in Musala.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Musala, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Bucharest to Musala. However, you can take the bus to Sofia, walk to Central Station, take the line 2 subway to Serdika, walk to Sofia Serdika, take the line 1 subway to Sofia University, walk to Sofia Vasil Levski Monument, take the bus to Borovets Bus Stop, then travel to Musala. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Musala via Sofia, Tsentralna Gara, Sveta Nedelya, Sofia Serdica, Sofia Airport, Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station, and Borovets Bus Stop in around 13h 47m.
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- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Borovets Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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