There are 9 ways to get from Pirot to Bucharest by car, train, night train, bus, 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.
Drive, train, night train
best- Drive from Pirot to Lakatnik
- Take the train from Lakatnik to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
7h 53m$29–47Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Take the night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
9h 42m$33–46Drive 466.9 km
- Drive from Pirot to Bucharest466.9 km
5h 58m$75–108Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SOF - OTP
7h 8m$147–300Bus
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara MilitariN980 / ...
10h 10m$34–73Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara MilitariUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
11h 36m$35–47Bus via Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
11h 36m$33–44Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)SOF - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest
9h 56m$372–615Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BEG - OTP
8h 43m
Pirot to Bucharest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pirot to Bucharest is to bus via Bucharest Gară Filaret which costs $30 - $45 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Pirot to Bucharest is to drive which takes 5h 58m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Pirot station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Pirot, Main Bus Station and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 10m.
The distance between Pirot and Bucharest is 545 km. The road distance is 466.9 km.
The best way to get from Pirot to Bucharest without a car is to bus and night train which takes 9h 42m and costs $30 - $50.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Pirot to Bucharest, including transfers.
Pirot to Bucharest bus services, operated by Nis Ekspres, depart from Pirot, Main Bus Station.
Pirot to Bucharest bus services, operated by Nis Ekspres, arrive at Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Pirot. It is currently 6:01 AM in Pirot and 7:01 AM in Bucharest.
Yes, the driving distance between Pirot to Bucharest is 467 km. It takes approximately 5h 58m to drive from Pirot to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Pirot, Serbia and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari via Sofia in around 10h 10m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Lakatnik to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $10–13
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
- $10–11
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
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $10–12
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- matpu.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
- $11–16
- 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
- $18–26
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $220–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 011 / 34 72 334
- prestobeograd@gmail.com
- Website
- presto.rs
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- presto.rs
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