There are 4 ways to get from Bucharest to Rakovski by bus, night train, train, car, 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 Veliko Tarnovobus 983
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Manolebus
9h 46mNight train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Belozemtrain Ic / ...
6h 1m$26–44Drive 333.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Rakovskicar 333.9 km
5h 37m$54–77Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdiv
7h 7m$289–400
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Rakovski is to night train and train which costs $25 - $45 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Rakovski is to drive which takes 5h 37m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Bucharest and Rakovski is 398 km. The road distance is 333.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Rakovski without a car is to bus which takes 9h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Bucharest to Rakovski, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Rakovski is 334 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Bucharest to Rakovski.
There are 719+ hotels available in Rakovski.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Rakovski, Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Rakovski via Veliko Tarnovo, Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora, and Manole in around 9h 46m.
- 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
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $15–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Belozem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0889 910 189
- office@pprevozi.com
- Website
- pprevozi.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- pprevozi.com
- Phone
- 0888 211 781
- plovdiv_ekspres_2000@abv.bg
- Website
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Bus from Stara Zagora to Manole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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