There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Musala by night train, train, unknown, bus, shuttle, or plane
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Night train, train, travel
best- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Kostenets
- Walk from Kostenets to Musala
7h 43mBus, travel via Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovo
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
- Walk from Borovets Bus Stop to Musala
10h 10mShuttle 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 7mBus, travel
- 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 13mFly 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 56mFly 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
Varna Airport (VAR) 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 552+ 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 Veliko Tarnovo, Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, and Borovets Bus Stop in around 10h 10m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- 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
- $9–10
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- 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/
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/
- 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
- $220–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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