There are 4 ways to get from Musala to Bucharest by unknown, plane, train, night train, bus, 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.
Travel, fly
best- Walk from Musala to Sofia Airport (SOF)unknown
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
2h 37mTravel, train, night train
- Walk from Musala to Kostenetsunknown
- Take the train from Kostenets to Stara Zagoratrain
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain
7h 26mTravel, bus
- Walk from Musala to Samokovunknown
- Take the bus from Samokov to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to București, Autogara Militaribus
11h 47mTravel, bus, shuttle
- Walk from Musala to Borovetsunknown
- Take the bus from Samokov to Plovdivbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Bucharest
10h 3m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Musala and Bucharest is 380 km.
The best way to get from Musala to Bucharest without a car is to travel and train and night train which takes 7h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 37m to get from Musala to Bucharest, including transfers.
There are 989+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Musala, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania?
There is no direct connection from Musala to Bucharest. However, you can travel to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, then take the shuttle to Bucharest. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Musala to Bucharest via Kostenets, Stara Zagora, and Stara Zagora in around 7h 26m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Kostenets to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $8–10
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Samokov to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Samokov to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Plovdiv to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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