There are 8 ways to get from Samokov to Bucharest by bus, train, 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.
Bus, train, night train
best- Take the bus from Samokov to Kostenets
- Take the train from Kostenets to Stara Zagora
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
8h 54m$18–37Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Borovets Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus StationTraventuria 12709 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara MilitariN980 / ...
10h 41m$31–71Drive 423.4 km
- Drive from Samokov to Bucharest423.4 km
6h 12m$68–98Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Borovets Bus Stop to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SOF - OTP
6h 16m$141–296Bus
- Take the bus from Borovets Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus StationTraventuria 12709 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara MilitariUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
12h 7m$32–45Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Borovets Bus Stop to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)SOF - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest
9h 4m$366–611Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the bus from Borovets Bus Stop to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)SOF - BBU
10h 17m$54–219Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Samokov to Dupnitsa
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SKG - OTP
9h 34m$150–328
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samokov to Bucharest is to bus and train and night train which costs $17 - $40 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Samokov to Bucharest is to drive which takes 6h 12m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Samokov to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Samokov and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Borovets Bus Stop and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 41m.
The distance between Samokov and Bucharest is 570 km. The road distance is 423.4 km.
The best way to get from Samokov to Bucharest without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 8h 54m and costs $17 - $40.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Samokov to Bucharest, including transfers.
Samokov to Bucharest bus services, operated by Traventuria, depart from Borovets Bus Stop station.
Samokov to Bucharest bus services, operated by Traventuria, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Samokov to Bucharest is 423 km. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Samokov to Bucharest.
There are 5368+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Samokov, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Samokov to București, Autogara Militari via Borovets, Borovets Bus Stop, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia in around 10h 41m.
- 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
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- 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
- $9–10
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 Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Samokov to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Borovets Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Borovets Bus Stop to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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 Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- 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
- $220–320
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
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