There are 8 ways to get from Vlorë to Bucharest by shuttle, plane, bus, car, ferry, train, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TIA - OTP
6h 16m$131–344Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
24h 16m$52–107Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus
18h 11mDrive 977.3 km
- Drive from Vlorë to Bucharestcar 977.3 km
12h 46m$177–256Shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane TIA - BBU
10h 47m$79–247Shuttle, ferry to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take a shuttle bus from Vlore , station to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CFU - OTP
9h 58mBus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus
20h 53m$98–124Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
21h 31m$84–95
Vlorë to Bucharest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vlorë to Bucharest is to bus via Sofia which costs $50 - $110 and takes 24h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Vlorë to Bucharest is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs $130 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Vlorë to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Vlorë and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Tirana and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 53m.
The distance between Vlorë and Bucharest is 786 km. The road distance is 977.3 km.
The best way to get from Vlorë to Bucharest without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 18h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Vlorë to Bucharest, including transfers.
Vlorë to Bucharest bus services, operated by TransBus Saranda, depart from Vlorë station.
Vlorë to Bucharest bus services, operated by TransBus Saranda, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Vlorë. It is currently 9:41 AM in Vlorë and 10:41 AM in Bucharest.
Yes, the driving distance between Vlorë to Bucharest is 977 km. It takes approximately 12h 46m to drive from Vlorë to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Vlorë, Albania and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Vlorë to Bucharest via Ioannina, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Thessaloniki in around 18h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
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
- Phone
- +355 52 22 55 39
- Website
- tirana-airport.com
Shuttle from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- tirana-airport.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Vlore , station to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 22 76 426
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- nelatours.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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Vlorë to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- 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
- +355 69 377 7474
- info@erdanotours.com
- Website
- sarandaport.al
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sarandaport.al
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