There are 8 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)CLJ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
8h 39m$93–272Bus via Bucharest
cheapest- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to SandanskiN980
18h 55m$63–109Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Feldioara
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia463 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sandanski
18h 18m$70–105Drive 814.9 km
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski814.9 km
11h 10m$130–188Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CLJ - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sandanski
9h 58m$351–585Train, night train
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia463 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to StrumyaniRe
22h$82–98Train, bus
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Videle
- Take the train from Videle to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sandanski
25h 58m$102–110Bus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to ThessalonikiSimeonidis
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sandanski Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670 / ...
28h 4m$77–210
Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski is to bus and train and night train which costs $70 - $110 and takes 18h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski is to fly and bus which takes 8h 39m and costs $90 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski. However, there are services departing from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest and arriving at Sandanski via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 55m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Sandanski is 637 km. The road distance is 814.9 km.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 18h 18m and costs $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski bus services, operated by Fany, depart from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest station.
Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski bus services, operated by Fany, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski is 815 km. It takes approximately 11h 10m to drive from Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski.
Book your Cluj-Napoca to Sandanski bus tickets online with FlixBus.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Sandanski, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Sandanski via București, Autogara Militari in around 18h 55m.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–49
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Cluj Napoca to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51–55
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Videle to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43–47
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- 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
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Train from Sofia to Strumyani
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $6–9
- 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/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- 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
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Feldioara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Railway Station Square to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- 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
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