There are 9 ways to get from Volos to Craiova by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Calafatbus
- Take the bus from Calafat to Craiovabus
16h 55mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain Ic
18h 9m$45–57Drive 774.4 km
- Drive from Volos to Craiovacar 774.4 km
9h 52m$163–235Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SKG - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
10h 39m$89–248Bus, train via Sérres
- Take the bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain Ic
18h 34m$61–83Bus, train via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Volos to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Thessalonikitrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vidinbus
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain Ic
18h 52mBus to Athens International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the bus from Volos to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
12h 44m$110–241Bus to Athens International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Volos to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
19h 37m$117–246Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SKG - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
19h 53m$121–293
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Volos to Craiova is to bus and train which costs $40 - $60 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Volos to Craiova is to drive which takes 9h 52m and costs $160 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Volos station to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station and arriving at Craiova via Sofia and Calafat. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 55m.
The distance between Volos and Craiova is 866 km. The road distance is 774.4 km.
The best way to get from Volos to Craiova without a car is to bus which takes 16h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from Volos to Craiova, including transfers.
Volos to Craiova bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station.
Volos to Craiova bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Volos to Craiova is 774 km. It takes approximately 9h 52m to drive from Volos to Craiova.
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What companies run services between Volos, Greece and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Craiova via Sofia and Calafat in around 16h 55m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Larissa to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Calafat to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- +30 2421033254
- Website
- KTEL Magnesias
Bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- KTEL Magnesias
Bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- KTEL Magnesias
Bus from Volos to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- KTEL Magnesias
Bus from Volos to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- KTEL Magnesias
Bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- KTEL Magnesias
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Volos to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- 02/813 33 98
- [email protected]
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
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