There are 5 ways to get from Bulgaria to Castelul Bran by train, night train, taxi, bus, 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.
Train, night train, taxi
best- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.train
- Take the taxi from Buşteni Hm. to Castelul Brantaxi
10h 47m$35–61Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus N980
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Brașovbus 3908 / ...
13h 10m$43–77Drive 516.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Castelul Brancar 516.8 km
8h 19m$83–119Fly, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
8h 12mShuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
10h 12m
Bulgaria to Castelul Bran by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Castelul Bran is to train and night train and taxi which costs $35 - $65 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Castelul Bran is to drive which takes 8h 19m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria to Castelul Bran. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Bran via București, Autogara Militari, Stadionul Municipal and Cristian. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Castelul Bran is 669 km. The road distance is 516.8 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Castelul Bran without a car is to train and night train and taxi which takes 10h 47m and costs $35 - $65.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Bulgaria to Castelul Bran, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Castelul Bran bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
Bulgaria to Castelul Bran bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Castelul Bran is 517 km. It takes approximately 8h 19m to drive from Bulgaria to Castelul Bran.
There are 3127+ hotels available in Castelul Bran.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Castelul Bran, Romania?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Castelul Bran via București, Autogara Militari, Stadionul Municipal, Centru Cristian, Cristian, and Bran in around 13h 10m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $11–17
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Bran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $15–19
Tod Taxi
- Phone
- +40 268 321 111
- Website
- todtaxi.ro
Taxi Brasov Ro
- Phone
- +40 268319999
- Website
- zilesinopti.ro
Elegance Taxi Brasov
- Phone
- +40 757858141
Taxi Edi Breaza
- Phone
- +40 731 577 399
- Website
- facebook.com
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