Sofia to Bucharest

Q: What is the distance between Sofia and Bucharest?

The distance between these two places is a total of 384 km.

Q: What is the average travel time between Sofia and Bucharest?

The average travel time between the stations is 07:00 hours.

Q: What is the ticket price for the journey from Sofia to Bucharest?

The price for the cheapest tickets begin at €12.

Q: How many daily departures are there from Sofia to Bucharest?

The average number of daily departures is 10. However, we would advise you to look up specific dates you're interested in so that you make sure to check the number of departures on the travel date you are interested in the most.

Q: Are all the buses direct on the route from Sofia to Bucharest?

The majority of the buses are direct buses, and if there is a bus change, you will see a notice on the website and there will be an icon indicating that there is a bus change involved.

Q: What are the amenities available on the buses departing from Sofia to Bucharest?

All the buses have air conditioning, reclining seats, luggage storage and they make breaks along the way to ensure all the passengers get enough resting time and can make a toilet break.

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Between Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucharest, Romania we found up to 10 bus departures, including 10 night buses. The earliest bus departure from Sofia is at 19:30 arriving to Bucharest at 01:30 the following day. While the latest bus departure is at 22:30 and arrives at 05:35 the following day. The prices for the cheapest one way adult tickets range from €12 to €36.

Popular Departures

Below you will find some of the most popular bus departures from Sofia to Bucharest:

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

19:30 Sofia Автовокзал бул. Кн. Марии Луизы, 100

6h 30min

02:00 Bucharest Аеропорт Отопени улица Бухурештилор, 224Е, (под мостом)

from 28.94 HRK

Best offer on 27. Apr

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19:30 Sofia Автовокзал бул. Кн. Марии Луизы, 100

6h 0min

01:30 Bucharest Железнодорожный вокзал (главный вход) ул. Калеа Гривити, 140

from 28.94 HRK

Best offer on 27. Apr

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20:00 Sofia

5h 45min

01:45 Bucuresti

from 36.03 HRK

Best offer on 06. May

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22:00 Sofia Central Bus Station

8h 15min

06:15 Bucharest Militari Bus Station

from 21.3 HRK

Best offer on 10. May

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22:00 Sofia

7h 5min

05:05 Bucharest

from 14.99 HRK

Best offer on 10. Jun

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Traveling by bus from Sofia to Bucharest

The shortest travel distance between Sofia and Bucharest is 384 km. The fastest bus which departs at 19:30 has a travel time of 05:45h. The longest travel time on the route is 08:15h. Depending on the selected departure, the following amenities are available: air condition, wifi and toilet.

Overnight buses

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Bucharest earlier, there are 10 night buses from Sofia to Bucharest. The overnight buses depart between 19:30 and 22:30 and arrive between 01:30 and 06:15 the following day. Given the fact that both the distance and travel time between the two stations is 384 km and 05:13 respectively, all the bus departures for this route will include overnight travel. You can see some of them below.

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

19:30 Sofia Автовокзал бул. Кн. Марии Луизы, 100

6h 30min

02:00 Bucharest Аеропорт Отопени улица Бухурештилор, 224Е, (под мостом)

from 28.94 HRK

Best offer on 27. Apr

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19:30 Sofia Автовокзал бул. Кн. Марии Луизы, 100

6h 0min

01:30 Bucharest Железнодорожный вокзал (главный вход) ул. Калеа Гривити, 140

from 28.94 HRK

Best offer on 27. Apr

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20:00 Sofia

5h 45min

01:45 Bucuresti

from 36.03 HRK

Best offer on 06. May

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22:00 Sofia Central Bus Station

8h 15min

06:15 Bucharest Militari Bus Station

from 21.3 HRK

Best offer on 10. May

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22:00 Sofia

7h 5min

05:05 Bucharest

from 14.99 HRK

Best offer on 10. Jun

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Bus companies

There is a total of 3 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have been rated 1 times. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating.

FlixBus

6.9

Union Ivkoni

6.7

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Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Sofia or Bucharest, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.

Sofia

You can see information about the departure station and stops Sofia here

Bucharest

You can see information about the arrival station and stops Bucharest here

Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: €12 (One-Way) or €24 (Return).

Trip reviews from Sofia to Bucharest

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Other popular destinations from Sofia

If you're wondering what other places you can visit when traveling from Sofia, these are some of the most popular combinations that other clients have purchased their tickets for:

Sofia to Skopje

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Sofia to Istanbul

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Other popular destinations from Bucharest

If you're looking for inspiration as to where to travel next once you've reached Bucharest, here is the list of the most popular travel combinations that our clients have previously purchased their tickets for:

Bucharest to Istanbul

Bucharest to Sibiu

Bucharest to Chisinau

Bucharest to Belgrade

Bucharest to Cluj-Napoca

Bucharest to Kiev

Bucharest to Thessaloniki

Bucharest to Budapest