There are 8 ways to get from București to Budva by plane, bus, car, shuttle, car ferry, or train
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
7h 49m€102–303Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Drobeta Turnu-Severintrain Ir
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Negotinbus
- Take the bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
16h 23m€72–79Bus 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 8m€76–82Drive 868.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Budvacar 868.7 km
12h 56m€147–213Fly 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 11m€161–361Fly to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane OTP - DBV
- Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Budvacarferry
12h 7mBus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovobus
- Take the bus from Tetovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
26h 7m€104–212Train, bus via Kumanovo
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
29h 14m€72–95
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from București to Budva is to train and bus which costs €70 - €80 and takes 16h 23m.
The fastest way to get from București to Budva is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Budva. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii 4 and arriving at Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Kladovo and Negotin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 8m.
The distance between București and Budva is 685 km. The road distance is 868.7 km.
The best way to get from București to Budva without a car is to bus which takes 26h 7m and costs €100 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from București to Budva, including transfers.
București to Budva bus services, operated by B&B Ilan Travel, depart from Bucharest Otopeni Airport station.
The best way to get from București to Budva is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs €100 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus via Drobeta-Turnu Severin, which costs €75 - €85 and takes 16h 8m.
București to Budva bus services, operated by B&B Ilan Travel, arrive at Drobeta Turnu Severin station.
Budva is 1h behind București. It is currently 2:35 AM in București and 1:35 AM in Budva.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Budva, Montenegro?
Austrian Airlines, Air Serbia, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piata Unirii 4 to Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Kladovo, and Negotin in around 16h 8m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–410
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- flygangwon.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Drobeta Turnu-Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Drobeta Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Kladovo to Negotin
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- 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
- €38
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
Bus from Negotin to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €38
- 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
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- 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 23 139949
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- Phone
- +389046787467
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vakcare Struga
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Vakcare Struga
- Phone
- +382 69 316 688
- [email protected]
- Website
- lalatovictravelbd.me
Bus from Tetovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Schedules at
- lalatovictravelbd.me
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- 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
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Budva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
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