There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Niš by bus, car, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
10h 50mRSD 5,152–6,452Bus via Valea Cascadelor
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
14h 2mRSD 3,410–6,210Drive 471.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Nišcar 471.7 km
6h 23mRSD 9,391–13,565Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane OTP - INI
7h 35mRSD 15,169–41,588Bus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus 983 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
12h 25mRSD 6,064–9,403Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
6h 36mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane OTP - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
7h 51mBus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
10h 30m
Bucharest to Niš by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Niš is to bus via Valea Cascadelor which costs RSD 3400 - RSD 6500 and takes 14h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Niš is to drive which takes 6h 23m and costs RSD 9000 - RSD 14000.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Niš. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Niš, Autobuska Stanica via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 50m.
The distance between Bucharest and Niš is 566 km. The road distance is 471.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Niš without a car is to bus which takes 10h 50m and costs RSD 5000 - RSD 6500.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Bucharest to Niš, including transfers.
Bucharest to Niš bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Niš is to bus which takes 10h 50m and costs RSD 5000 - RSD 6500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs RSD 15000 - RSD 42000 and takes 7h 35m.
Bucharest to Niš bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Niš is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 7:05 AM in Bucharest and 6:05 AM in Niš.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Niš, Serbia?
You can take a bus from Bucharest to Niš, Autobuska Stanica via Sofia Central Bus Station and Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika in around 10h 50m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, and four other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) twice daily.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–21,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 8,500–12,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 15,000–65,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RSD 10,000–43,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–18,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–21,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–18,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RSD 14,000–40,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- RSD 12,000–46,000
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 3,453
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,300–3,000
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,300–3,000
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,300–3,000
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,700–2,600
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,700–2,600
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,700–2,600
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 4,300–6,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bucharest Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,600–3,100
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RSD 700–1,400
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- RSD 9,000–26,000
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
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