There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Pristina by bus, night train, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Thessaloníki
best- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus Simeonidis
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
14h 45m$78–111Night train, train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the train from Skopje to Pristinatrain
16h 30m$33–51Drive 601.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Pristinacar 601.9 km
8h 17m$96–139Fly to Pristina
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Pristina (PRN)plane OTP - PRN
9h 6m$227–373Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Taxi Area Pristina Bus Terminalbus
15h 10m$53–101Night train, train, bus via Niš
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Taxi Area Pristina Bus Terminalbus
15h 35m$50–68Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Pristinatrain
17h 20m$35–71Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
9h 42m$152–329Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane OTP - BEG
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pristinabus
11h 12m$170–336
Bucharest to Pristina by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Pristina is to night train and train and bus which costs $30 - $55 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Pristina is to drive which takes 8h 17m and costs $95 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Pristina. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Pristina via Thessaloníki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
The distance between Bucharest and Pristina is 983 km. The road distance is 601.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Pristina without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 14h 45m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 14h 45m to get from Bucharest to Pristina, including transfers.
Bucharest to Pristina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Pristina is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 14h 45m and costs $75 - $120. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $220 - $380 and takes 9h 6m.
Bucharest to Pristina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Pristina is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 5:21 PM in Bucharest and 4:21 PM in Pristina.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Pristina, Kosovo?
You can take a bus from Bucharest to Pristina via Thessaloniki and Thessaloníki in around 14h 45m. Alternatively, Tarom, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Pristina (PRN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Pristina via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Pristina via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, 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
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
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
- Phone
- +383 038 534 – 814
- info@trainkos.com
- Website
- trainkos.com
Train from Skopje to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- http://www.trainkos.com/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +383 44 344 200
- adio-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Taxi Area Pristina Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- https://www.polazak.com/en/SP-Adio/operator/
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- https://www.polazak.com/en/SP-Adio/operator/
- 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
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
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