There are 8 ways to get from Meteora to Bucharest by bus, plane, train, night train, car, 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 to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
best- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SKG - OTP
9h 1m$155–334Bus, train, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kalambaka to Paleofarsalos
- Take the train from Paleofarsalos to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
19h 3m$45–96Bus
- Take the bus from Trikala to Larissa
- Take the bus from Larissa to București, Autogara MilitariN983
18h 5m$85–125Drive 892.2 km
- Drive from Meteora to Bucharest892.2 km
10h 53m$188–271Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Trikala to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)IOA - OTP
13h 42m$192–447Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kalambaka to Paleofarsalos
- Take the train from Paleofarsalos to Athens
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ATH - OTP
11h 23m$152–330Bus, Airport Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly
- Take the bus from Kalampáka to Gjirokastër
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Fier
- Take a shuttle bus from Fier to Tirana, Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)TIA - OTP
11h 56mBus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to București, Autogara MilitariUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
20h 35m$52–81
Meteora to Bucharest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meteora to Bucharest is to bus via Thessaloníki which costs $50 - $85 and takes 20h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Meteora to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $150 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Meteora to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Kalampáka and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Trikala and Larissa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
The distance between Meteora and Bucharest is 790 km. The road distance is 892.2 km.
The best way to get from Meteora to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 18h 5m and costs $85 - $130.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Meteora to Bucharest, including transfers.
Meteora to Bucharest bus services, operated by KTEL Trikala, depart from Trikala station.
Meteora to Bucharest bus services, operated by KTEL Trikala, arrive at Larissa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meteora to Bucharest is 892 km. It takes approximately 10h 53m to drive from Meteora to Bucharest.
There are 5365+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Meteora, Greece and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Kalampáka to București, Autogara Militari via Trikala and Larissa in around 18h 5m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Paleofarsalos to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Paleofarsalos to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- $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
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
- Phone
- (+30) 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
Bus from Trikala to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
Bus from Trikala to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Larissa to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kalambaka to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Trikala to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Kalampáka to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 52 22 55 39
- Website
- tirana-airport.com
Shuttle from Fier to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- tirana-airport.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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