There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Smolyan by night train, train, bus, taxi, car, or plane
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Night train, train, bus
best- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
10h 23m$19–40Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus
11h 32m$42–47Night train, train, taxi
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Krumovotrain Re / ...
- Take the taxi from Asenovgrad to Smolyantaxi
8h 15m$65–99Drive 441.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Smolyancar 441.6 km
7h 31m$71–102Bus via Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Veliko Tarnovobus 983
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
13h 10m$33–48Fly to Kavala International Airport, drive
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane OTP - KVA
- Drive from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Smolyancar
10h 39m$137–395Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
10h 45m$74–214Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, drive
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthibus
- Drive from Xánthi to Smolyancar
10h 40m
Bucharest to Smolyan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Smolyan is to night train and train and bus which costs $18 - $40 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Smolyan is to drive which takes 7h 31m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Smolyan. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Smolyan via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
The distance between Bucharest and Smolyan is 550 km. The road distance is 441.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Smolyan without a car is to night train and train and bus which takes 10h 23m and costs $18 - $40.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Bucharest to Smolyan, including transfers.
Bucharest to Smolyan bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Smolyan bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Smolyan is 442 km. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Bucharest to Smolyan.
There are 581+ hotels available in Smolyan.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Bucharest to Smolyan via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Sunday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kavala International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–450
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Krumovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- 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
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- 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 Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- pprevozi.com
- Phone
- 0888 211 781
- plovdiv_ekspres_2000@abv.bg
- Website
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 25410 27200
- info@ktelxanthis.gr
- Website
- ktelxanthis.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Xánthi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/xan/ticketweb/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Sky Taxi
- Phone
- +359 8846 11111
- Website
- skytaxi.bg
As Taksi
- Phone
- +359 33 161 62
- Website
- couriers-bg.com
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