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How to get fromGjirokastër to Bucharestby bus, car, plane, train, night train, ferry, or shuttle

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There are 9 ways to get from Gjirokastër to Bucharest by bus, car, plane, train, night train, ferry, or shuttle

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Ioanninabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Bucharestbus bus
    16h 43m

  2. Bus via Sofia

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus bus
    26h 1m
    $74–143

  3. Drive  1,005.3 km

    1. Drive from Gjirokastër to Bucharestcar car 1,005.3 km
    12h 38m
    $182–263

  4. Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Ioanninabus bus
    2. Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane IOA - OTP
    10h 33m

  5. Bus via Blagoevgrad

    1. Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Ioanninabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    19h 17m

  6. Bus, train, night train via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Ioanninabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain train Ic / ...
    5. Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    20h 8m

  7. Bus, train, night train

    1. Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the train from Plovdiv to Stara Zagoratrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the nighttrain from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    23h 9m

  8. Bus, Flying Dolphin to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly

    1. Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandëbus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry ferry
    3. Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane CFU - OTP
    6h 43m
    $79–200

  9. Bus, Airport Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly

    1. Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Fierbus bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Fier to Tirana, Airportshuttle bus
    3. Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane TIA - OTP
    8h 15m

Gjirokastër to Bucharest by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration26h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$74Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 981.1 km
  • Duration: 16h 43m

What companies run services between Gjirokastër, Albania and Bucharest, Romania?

You can take a bus from Gjirokastër to Bucharest via Ioannina, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Thessaloniki in around 16h 43m.

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