There are 5 ways to get from Sochi to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, night train, 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.
Fly from Sochi International Airport
best- Fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AER - OTP
8h 25m$160–508Train to Krasnodar, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1train
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane KRR - OTP
15h 21m$151–395Bus
- Take the bus from Sochi Bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Trabzon bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
2d 11h$189–253Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
2d 19h$159–217Train, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa Terminal Bus to Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stopbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Bucharest
2d 23h$330–480
Sochi International Airport (AER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sochi to Bucharest is to train and bus and night train which costs $150 - $220 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Sochi to Bucharest is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $160 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Sochi station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Sochi Bus station and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Trabzon and İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Sochi and Bucharest is 1162 km.
The best way to get from Sochi to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $180 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Sochi to Bucharest, including transfers.
Sochi to Bucharest bus services, operated by Stavropol Bus Terminal, depart from Sochi Bus station.
The best way to get from Sochi to Bucharest is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $160 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $260 and takes 2 days 11h.
Sochi to Bucharest bus services, operated by Stavropol Bus Terminal, arrive at Krasnodar-1 Bus station.
There are 5456+ hotels available in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Sochi, Russia and Bucharest, Romania?
Azimuth, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sochi International Airport (AER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sochi Bus station to București, Autogara Militari via Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Trabzon, İstanbul Esenler, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Krasnodar to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Krasnodar to Bucharest Otopeni via Batumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Krasnodar to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Sochi International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Bucharest Otopeni via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- $12–18
- Commuter Electric Train
- $10–15
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $90–130
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $13–18
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $27–40
Train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Book at
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
Train from Sochi to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $27–31
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $40–55
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $75–110
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $21–30
- 1st Class
- $28–40
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- avtovokzal26@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal26.ru
Bus from Sochi Bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–30
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $24–29
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $10–13
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Bursa Terminal Bus to Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Bursa Terminal Bus to Shumen Kaliakra Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Shumen to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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