There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Budva by plane, train, bus, car, 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 to Tivat Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane OTP - TIV
6h 12m€151–324Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bucharest to Drobeta Tr. Severintrain
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Negotinbus
- Take the bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
15h 50m€69–131Drive 868.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Budvacar 868.8 km
12h 57m€121–174Fly to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane OTP - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
8h 12mBus via Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Drobeta Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Negotinbus
- Take the bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
16h 46mBus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus 983
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
22h 14m€87–151Train, bus via Kumanovo
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
28h 1m€95–115
Bucharest to Budva by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Budva is to train and bus which costs €65 - €140 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Budva is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €150 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Budva. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Kladovo and Negotin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 46m.
The distance between Bucharest and Budva is 679 km. The road distance is 868.8 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Budva without a car is to bus which takes 22h 14m and costs €85 - €160.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Bucharest to Budva, including transfers.
Bucharest to Budva bus services, operated by B&B Ilan Travel, depart from Bucharest Otopeni Airport station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Budva is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €150 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus via Drobeta-Turnu Severin, which costs and takes 16h 46m.
Bucharest to Budva bus services, operated by B&B Ilan Travel, arrive at Drobeta Turnu Severin station.
Budva is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:05 AM in Bucharest and 10:05 AM in Budva.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Budva, Montenegro?
Air Serbia, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Universitate to Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Kladovo, and Negotin in around 16h 46m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- flygangwon.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Drobeta Tr. Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–43
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
Bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Drobeta Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- [email protected]
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +382 20 624 343
- [email protected]
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 69087824
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 68857061
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Touring-Doo-Kotor/123
- Phone
- +382 69 016 430
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/autoprevoz-zaton
- Phone
- +382 69 083 484
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Papovic/111
- Phone
- +382 40 214 382
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +382 69 222 288
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 20 602 535
- [email protected]
- Website
- new.busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 68 109 090
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
- Phone
- +382 69 514 519
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Schedules at
- https://polazak.rs/sr/prevoznici/krivokapic-turs
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Phone
- +382 68 155 199
- [email protected]
- Website
- getbybus.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/euroline-travel
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- [email protected]
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
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