There are 5 ways to get from Smolyan to Bucharest by bus, train, night train, taxi, car, or shuttle
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Bus, train, night train
best- Take the bus from Smolyan to Plovdiv
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara ZagoraRe
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
10h 11m$22–39Bus
- Take the bus from Smolyan to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara MilitariN980
12h 4mTaxi, train, night train
- Take the taxi from Smolyan to Asenovgrad
- Take the train from Krumovo to DimitrovgradRe / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
8h 24m$66–97Drive 440.2 km
- Drive from Smolyan to Bucharest440.2 km
7h 14m$71–102Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Smolyan to Plovdiv
- Take a shuttle bus from Plovdiv to Bucharest
8h 41m$279–399
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Smolyan to Bucharest is to bus and train and night train which costs $22 - $40 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Smolyan to Bucharest is to drive which takes 7h 14m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Smolyan to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Smolyan and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 4m.
The distance between Smolyan and Bucharest is 543 km. The road distance is 440.2 km.
The best way to get from Smolyan to Bucharest without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 10h 11m and costs $22 - $40.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Smolyan to Bucharest, including transfers.
Smolyan to Bucharest bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, depart from Smolyan station.
Smolyan to Bucharest bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Smolyan to Bucharest is 440 km. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Smolyan to Bucharest.
There are 5313+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Smolyan, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Smolyan to București, Autogara Militari via Sofia in around 12h 4m.
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
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
Train from Krumovo to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Smolyan to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Smolyan to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.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
- $19–40
- 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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