There are 5 ways to get from Iași to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, train
best- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane IAS - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
5h 8m$73–167Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Iași to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
14h 21m$43–51Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
13h 53m$65Drive 775.7 km
- Drive from Iași to Sofiacar 775.7 km
10h 19m$148–213Bus
- Take the bus from Iași to București, Autogara Militaribus 3903
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus 983 / ...
15h 37m$81–125
Iași International Airport (IAS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Iași to Bulgaria is to train and night train which costs $40 - $55 and takes 14h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Iași to Bulgaria is to fly and train which takes 5h 8m and costs $70 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Iași to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Gara Basarab and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Iași to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Iași and arriving at Tsentral'ni khali via Bucharest, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Modna K″shcha Agresiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 21m.
The distance between Iași and Bulgaria is 463 km. The road distance is 775.7 km.
The best way to get from Iași to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Bucharest which takes 13h 53m and costs $66.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Iași to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Iași to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Compania Micedu, depart from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu station.
Iași to Bulgaria train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Iași station.
Iași to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Compania Micedu, arrive at Bucharest station.
What companies run services between Iași, Romania and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bucharest, Gara Basarab, Gara de Nord, and Bucharest in around 13h 53m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Iași International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Iași to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- +40 740 103 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- companiamicedu.ro
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- companiamicedu.autogari.ro
- 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
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Iași to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Iași to Bulgaria train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Iași to Bulgaria is 776 km. It takes approximately 10h 19m to drive from Iași to Bulgaria.
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