There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Velingrad by night train, train, bus, 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 Velingradbus
8h 40m$11–32Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus N980 / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Velingradbus
12h 51m$46–76Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Septemvritrain Ic
9h 7m$11–31Drive 429.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Velingradcar 429.5 km
6h 50m$69–99Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Pleventrain 461
- Take the bus from Pleven to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Velingradbus
15h 58mFly, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Septemvritrain
9h 12m$61–183
Bucharest to Velingrad by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Velingrad is to night train and train and bus which costs $10 - $35 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Velingrad is to drive which takes 6h 50m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Velingrad. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Velingrad via Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Velingrad. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Septemvri via Stara Zagora. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
The distance between Bucharest and Velingrad is 528 km. The road distance is 429.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Velingrad without a car is to night train and train and bus which takes 8h 40m and costs $10 - $35.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Bucharest to Velingrad, including transfers.
Bucharest to Velingrad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Velingrad train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Velingrad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Velingrad, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Velingrad via Blagoevgrad in around 12h 51m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- 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
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Septemvri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Septemvri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–33
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Velingrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Velingrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Velingrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 (0) 64 888 666
- avtogara@pleven.bg
- Website
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Pleven to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
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Bucharest to Velingrad train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Stara Zagora station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Velingrad is 430 km. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Bucharest to Velingrad.
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