There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Petrich by bus, night train, train, 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 București, Autogara Militari to SandanskiN980 / ...
11h 25m$52–71Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia461 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrich
12h 5m$21–37Drive 556.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Petrich556.2 km
7h 24m$89–128Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)OTP - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrich
8h 7m$149–330Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to SofiaN980 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrich5615 / ...
11h 40m$25–71Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Sofia to Petrich
12h 59mFly Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Petrich
9h 8m$143–292Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus, train
- 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 Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Petrich
11h 18m$374–599
Bucharest to Petrich by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Petrich is to night train and train which costs $21 - $40 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Petrich is to drive which takes 7h 24m and costs $85 - $130.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Petrich station. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Sandanski Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Petrich. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Petrich via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
The distance between Bucharest and Petrich is 572 km. The road distance is 556.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Petrich without a car is to bus which takes 11h 25m and costs $50 - $75.
It takes approximately 11h 25m to get from Bucharest to Petrich, including transfers.
Bucharest to Petrich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Petrich train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Petrich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sandanski station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Petrich, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanski 5 times a week. Tickets cost $50–70 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- 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
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
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
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–9
- 1st Class
- $7–11
Train from Dupnitsa to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- 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
- Phone
- 0888 302 311
- chona@abv.bg
- Website
- chona.alle.bg
Bus from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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
- $230–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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Bucharest to Petrich train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Petrich is 556 km. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Bucharest to Petrich.
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