There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Sochi by plane, bus, train, car, night train, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sochi International Airport (AER)OTP - AER
8h 15m₽16,332–65,290Night train, bus, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
2d 18h₽11,917–16,149Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Sochi
2d 9h₽13,539–24,891Drive 1,916.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Sochi1,916.2 km
28h 41m₽24,711–35,693Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Giresun bus station
- Take the bus from Giresun to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Sochi Bus station
2d 10h₽16,142–20,388Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Shumen
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Bursa Terminal Bus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Maykop Bus station
- Take the train from Maykop to Sochi
2d 21h₽26,860–36,868
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 11000 - RUB 17000 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Sochi is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 70000.
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 road distance is 1916.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sochi without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 9h and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 25000.
It takes approximately 8h 15m 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 15m and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 70000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 16000 - RUB 21000 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 7:19 PM in Bucharest and 8:19 PM in Sochi.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Sochi, Russia?
Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sochi International Airport (AER) 3 times a day. 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
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–55,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–60,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–55,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–55,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–55,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–8,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽20,000–28,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,800–7,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–8,000
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
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–3,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽1,700–2,400
- 1st Class
- ₽2,300–3,000
- 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
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
- ₽1,500–3,200
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,500–1,650
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,800–3,200
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,136
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,900
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,022–14,043
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽14,043
- Children
- ₽7,022
- 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
- ₽3,800–6,500
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–3,200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽650–950
- 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
- ₽3,069
- 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
- ₽8,905
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times 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
- 45h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times 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
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,332
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽850–1,100
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽650–1,900
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.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 3 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,400
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- 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
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–23,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- ₽2,500–2,900
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- 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
- ₽3,500–4,700
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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