There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Pirot by night train, train, car, bus, plane, or shuttle
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Night train, train, drive
best- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to MezdraRe / ...
- Drive from Lakatnik to Pirot
8h 43mRSD 4,295–5,776Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Pirot Save KovacevicaTraventuria 9227
13h 19mRSD 3,090–4,380Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to SofiaN980
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
10h 30mRSD 3,549–5,766Drive 466.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Pirot466.6 km
6h 7mRSD 7,518–10,859Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
8h 21mRSD 14,457–32,980Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia463 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
10h 31mRSD 4,895–5,986Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
14h 13mRSD 6,344–7,081Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
10h 32mRSD 38,032–59,624Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)OTP - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pirot, Main Bus Station
9h 42m
Bucharest to Pirot by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Pirot is to bus via Sofia which costs RSD 3000 - RSD 4400 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Pirot is to drive which takes 6h 7m and costs RSD 7500 - RSD 11000.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Pirot station. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Pirot, Main Bus Station via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Bucharest and Pirot is 545 km. The road distance is 466.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Pirot without a car is to bus which takes 10h 30m and costs RSD 3500 - RSD 6000.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Bucharest to Pirot, including transfers.
Bucharest to Pirot bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Pirot bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Pirot is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:47 AM in Bucharest and 10:47 AM in Pirot.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Pirot is 467 km. It takes approximately 6h 7m to drive from Bucharest to Pirot.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Pirot, Serbia?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Pirot, Main Bus Station via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika in around 10h 30m.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–25,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–21,000
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- RSD 6,000–25,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,000–15,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RSD 7,500–21,000
- 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
- RSD 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- RSD 650–1,000
- 1st Class
- RSD 1,000–1,100
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Mezdra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RSD 650–1,050
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- RSD 650–950
- 1st Class
- RSD 950–1,050
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RSD 900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- RSD 900–1,300
- 1st Class
- RSD 1,200–1,500
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Mezdra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,000–2,200
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,700–3,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 4,800–5,200
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,000–3,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- matpu.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
- RSD 1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Pirot Save Kovacevica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,100–1,600
- 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
- RSD 22,000–32,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 011 / 34 72 334
- prestobeograd@gmail.com
- Website
- presto.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pirot, Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- presto.rs
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