There are 6 ways to get from București - Ilfov to Sandanski by bus, train, car, plane, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to SandanskiN980
11h 7m$45–70Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sandanski
15h 9m$56–60Drive 541.2 km
- Drive from București - Ilfov to Sandanski541.2 km
7h 15m$87–125Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sandanski Bus Station
8h 39m$128–350Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
8h 12m$141–330Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sandanski Bus StationUnion Ivkoni
8h 35m$287–420
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București - Ilfov to Sandanski is to train and bus which costs $56 - $61 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from București - Ilfov to Sandanski is to drive which takes 7h 15m and costs $85 - $130.
The distance between București - Ilfov and Sandanski is 559 km. The road distance is 541.2 km.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Sandanski without a car is to bus which takes 11h 7m and costs $45 - $75.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from București - Ilfov to Sandanski, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between București - Ilfov to Sandanski is 541 km. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from București - Ilfov to Sandanski.
There are 325+ hotels available in Sandanski.
What companies run services between București - Ilfov, Romania and Sandanski, Bulgaria?
FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanski 5 times a week. Tickets cost $45–70 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $48–52
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sandanski Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sandanski Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sandanski Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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