There are 8 ways to get from București - Ilfov to Meteora by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
9h 47m€123–304Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
19h 55m€45–67Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to PaleofarsalosIc
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
17h 12m€61–93Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia463 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to PaleofarsalosIc
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
20h 21m€51–82Drive 890.2 km
- Drive from București - Ilfov to Meteora890.2 km
11h 17m€161–232Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)OTP - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Trikala
11h 29m€130–387Fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)OTP - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Paleofarsalos
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
12h 22m€138–270Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Grevena
- Take the bus from Grevena to Kalabaka
19h 52m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București - Ilfov to Meteora is to bus which costs €45 - €70 and takes 19h 55m.
The fastest way to get from București - Ilfov to Meteora is to fly and bus which takes 9h 47m and costs €120 - €310.
The distance between București - Ilfov and Meteora is 788 km. The road distance is 890.2 km.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Meteora without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 12m and costs €60 - €95.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from București - Ilfov to Meteora, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between București - Ilfov to Meteora is 890 km. It takes approximately 11h 17m to drive from București - Ilfov to Meteora.
There are 819+ hotels available in Meteora.
What companies run services between București - Ilfov, Romania and Meteora, Greece?
You can take a subway from Piata Unirii to Kalampáka via Păcii, București, Autogara Militari, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Trikala in around 19h 55m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €10–13
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- (+30) 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–340
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 24620 22242
- Website
- ktelgrevenon.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Grevena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/gre/ticketweb/
Bus from Grevena to Kalabaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/gre/ticketweb/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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