There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Musala by night train, train, unknown, bus, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Night train, train, travel
best- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Kostenetstrain
- Walk from Kostenets to Musalaunknown
7h 43mBus, travel
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Borovets Bus Stopbus
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musalaunknown
10h 2mFly from Bucharest Otopeni, bus, travel
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musalaunknown
5h 56mBus, travel via Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Borovets Bus Stopbus
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musalaunknown
11h 13mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Borovets Bus Stopbus
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musalaunknown
13h 14mShuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musalaunknown
8h 7mFly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BBU - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stopbus
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musalaunknown
10h 45m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Bucharest and Musala is 553 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Musala without a car is to night train and train and travel which takes 7h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Bucharest to Musala, including transfers.
There are 529+ 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 vehicle to Stara Zagora, walk to Stara Zagora, take the train to Kostenets, then travel to Musala. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Musala via Sofia, Ул. Поп Богомил, Ул. Искър, Sofia Vasil Levski Monument, and Borovets Bus Stop in around 10h 2m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $8–10
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
- 3 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
- +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
- $16–24
- 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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