There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Velingrad by night train, train, bus, or car
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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
9h 8m$11–32Bus 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 Velingradbus
12h 2m$30–42Drive 429.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Velingradcar 429.5 km
6h 50m$69–99Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain Bosphor Express
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Septemvritrain Ic
9h 29m$11–31Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus N980 / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Velingradbus
12h 51m$43–72
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 9h 8m.
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 Veliko Tarnovo and Plovdiv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
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 9h 8m and costs $10 - $35.
It takes approximately 9h 8m 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 bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Veliko Tarnovo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Velingrad is 430 km. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Bucharest to Velingrad.
There are 274+ hotels available in Velingrad.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Velingrad, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Velingrad via Veliko Tarnovo and Plovdiv in around 12h 2m.
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Stara Zagora to Septemvri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Velingrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Velingrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- 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
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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
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