There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Sochi by plane, bus, shuttle, night train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane OTP - AER
8h 45m₽19,195–60,772Night train, bus, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochitrain
2d 16h₽12,432–16,684Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Giresun to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Sochi Bus stationbus
2d 10h₽15,548–20,034Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane VAR - AER
11h 1m₽45,364–99,793Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Shumen
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Busbus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Maykop Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Maykop to Sochitrain
2d 19h₽26,581–36,328
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sochi International Airport (AER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Sochi is to night train and bus and train which costs RUB 12000 - RUB 17000 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Sochi is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs RUB 19000 - RUB 65000.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Sochi station. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Sochi Bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Giresun and Krasnodar-1 Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Bucharest and Sochi is 1161 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sochi without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs RUB 15000 - RUB 20000.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Bucharest to Sochi, including transfers.
Bucharest to Sochi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sochi is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs RUB 19000 - RUB 65000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 15000 - RUB 20000 and takes 2 days 10h.
Bucharest to Sochi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Sochi is 1h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 5:04 PM in Bucharest and 6:04 PM in Sochi.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Sochi, Russia?
Anima Wings, Azimuth, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sochi International Airport (AER) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sochi Bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Giresun, and Krasnodar-1 Bus station in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–75,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–75,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–85,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–75,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Sochi International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–65,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Varna Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–85,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Varna Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–85,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,900
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,600–2,400
- 1st Class
- ₽2,200–2,900
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,700
Train from Maykop to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,700
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,800
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,200–1,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,000–2,800
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,100
- Book at
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,100–2,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,400–4,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,600–6,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽650–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0462 325 22 83
- Website
- kanberoglu.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,871
- Schedules at
- kanberoglu.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Giresun to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,696
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Maykop Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- avtovokzal26@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal26.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Sochi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,200
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
- 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
- ₽17,000–25,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,407
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽800–1,000
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽600–1,700
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,059
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–2,700
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,500–4,600
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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