There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Stepantsminda by plane, bus, night train, train, taxi, car ferry, car, or shuttle
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Fly, Minibus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)plane OTP - TBS
- Take the bus from Tbilisi Didube to Stepantsmindabus
12h 33m$201–417Night train, bus, Minibus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Goribus
- Take the bus from Gori to Tbilisi Didubebus
- Take the bus from Tbilisi Didube to Stepantsmindabus
41h 21m$60–96Night train, train, bus, taxi
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
- Take the bus from Ankara to Goribus
- Take the taxi from Gori to Stepantsmindataxi
35h 24m$103–157Train, car ferry, bus, drive
- Take the train from Bucharest to Constanţatrain
- Take the car ferry from Constanța to Poticarferry
- Take the bus from Poti to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Drive from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Stepantsmindacar
2d 15h$351–997Bus, Minibus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Goribus
- Take the bus from Gori to Tbilisi Didubebus
- Take the bus from Tbilisi Didube to Stepantsmindabus
43h 32m$88–144Shuttle, car ferry, Minibus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Burgas
- Take the car ferry from Burgas to Batumicarferry
- Take the bus from Batumi Bus station to Tbilisi Didubebus
- Take the bus from Tbilisi Didube to Stepantsmindabus
3d 4h$503–626
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Stepantsminda is to night train and bus and Minibus which costs $60 - $100 and takes 41h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Stepantsminda is to fly and Minibus which takes 12h 33m and costs $200 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Stepantsminda. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Stepantsminda via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Istanbul Aksaray, Gori and Tbilisi Didube. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 32m.
The distance between Bucharest and Stepantsminda is 1751 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Stepantsminda without a car is to night train and train and bus and taxi which takes 35h 24m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 12h 33m to get from Bucharest to Stepantsminda, including transfers.
Bucharest to Stepantsminda bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Stepantsminda bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at İstanbul Esenler bus station.
Stepantsminda is 1h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 5:30 PM in Bucharest and 6:30 PM in Stepantsminda.
There are 961+ hotels available in Stepantsminda.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Stepantsminda, Georgia?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Stepantsminda via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Aksaray, Istanbul Aksaray, Gori, and Tbilisi Didube in around 43h 32m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tbilisi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tbilisi International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tbilisi International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tbilisi International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $21–30
- 1st Class
- $28–40
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkali to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–24
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $10–18
- 1st Class
- $20–30
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
Bus from Tbilisi Didube to Stepantsminda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- tbilisitrip.com
Bus from Gori to Tbilisi Didube
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- tbilisitrip.com
Bus from Batumi Bus station to Tbilisi Didube
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- tbilisitrip.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Gori
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $26–31
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Gori
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–46
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $30–40
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Poti to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $93
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +380 (482) 34- 82-96
- ukf@ukrferry.com
- Website
- ukrferry.com
Car ferry from Constanța to Poti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Schedules at
- ukrferry.com
- Person
- $230–470
- Car
- $500–850
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- booking@portbulgariawest.com
- Website
- pbm.bg
Car ferry from Burgas to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–260
- Website
- http://www.pbm.bg/
- Motorcycle
- $40–290
- Child ticket
- $90–120
- Adult passenger
- $230–260
- Personal Car
- $637–638
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Estimated price
- $40–50
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