There are 7 ways to get from Lake Ohrid to Bucharest by plane, bus, night train, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Ohrid Airport (OHD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane OHD - OTP
5h 26m$170–457Bus, train, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Podmolje to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
16h 35m$33–72Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Podmolje to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
15h 35m$34–73Drive 773.1 km
- Drive from Ohrid to Bucharestcar 773.1 km
10h 44m$124–178Bus
- Take the bus from Podmolje to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus
16h 3m$35–90Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Podmolje to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus
17h 29m$37–74Bus via Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Take the bus from Podmolje to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
17h 44m$35–48
Ohrid Airport (OHD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Ohrid to Bucharest is to bus via Bucharest Gară Filaret which costs $30 - $50 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Ohrid to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 26m and costs $170 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Lake Ohrid to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Podmolje and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 3m.
The distance between Lake Ohrid and Bucharest is 596 km. The road distance is 773.1 km.
The best way to get from Lake Ohrid to Bucharest without a car is to bus and night train which takes 15h 35m and costs $30 - $75.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Lake Ohrid to Bucharest, including transfers.
Lake Ohrid to Bucharest bus services, operated by Martinoski, depart from Podmolje station.
The best way to get from Lake Ohrid to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 26m and costs $170 - $460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $30 - $90 and takes 16h 3m.
Lake Ohrid to Bucharest bus services, operated by Martinoski, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Lake Ohrid. It is currently 10:39 PM in Lake Ohrid and 11:39 PM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia and Bucharest, Romania?
Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Ohrid Airport (OHD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Podmolje to București, Autogara Militari via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Sofia in around 16h 3m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 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
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Podmolje to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- vakcare@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Podmolje to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064111145130
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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