There are 8 ways to get from Petrich to Bucharest by train, bus, night train, 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, bus
best- Take the train from Petrich to Blagoevgradtrain 5614 / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to București, Autogara Militaribus N980
11h 22m$38–70Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
11h 56m$22–36Drive 556.8 km
- Drive from Petrich to Bucharestcar 556.8 km
7h 14m$89–129Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Drive from Petrich to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SKG - OTP
6h 56m$145–339Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain 5612 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus N980
11h 23m$36–65Bus
- Take the bus from Petrich to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
12h 50mTrain to Sofia Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
7h 59m$131–300Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirkatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SOF - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest
10h 48m$351–550
Petrich to Bucharest by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Petrich to Bucharest is to train and night train which costs $21 - $40 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Petrich to Bucharest is to drive and train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $140 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Petrich to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Petrich and arriving at Bucharest Gară Filaret via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Petrich to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Petrich and arriving at Bucharest via Централна Гара, Sofia Sever and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 56m.
The distance between Petrich and Bucharest is 572 km. The road distance is 556.8 km.
The best way to get from Petrich to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 22m and costs $35 - $70.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Petrich to Bucharest, including transfers.
Petrich to Bucharest bus services, operated by Chona, depart from Petrich station.
Petrich to Bucharest train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Petrich station.
Petrich to Bucharest bus services, operated by Chona, arrive at Sofia station.
What companies run services between Petrich, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Petrich to Bucharest Gară Filaret via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 12h 50m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
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
Train from Petrich to Gorna banya spirka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $9–10
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0888 302 311
- chona@abv.bg
- Website
- chona.alle.bg
Bus from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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More Questions & Answers
Petrich to Bucharest train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Petrich to Bucharest is 557 km. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Petrich to Bucharest.
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