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

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There are 7 ways to get from Gjirokastër to Bucharest by bus, train, night train, car, or plane

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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 Bucharestbus bus
    23h 50m
    $92–153

  3. Bus, train, night train

    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, Monastiriou to Sandanskibus bus
    4. Take the train from Sandanski to Sofiatrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Sofia to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain train Ic
    6. Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    21h 51m

  4. Drive  1,005.3 km

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

  5. Bus, 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
    11h 3m

  6. 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

  7. Bus, 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 Stara Zagora Zheleznik Hotelbus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    22h 9m

Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration9h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket$94Cheapest 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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