Bajram Curri to Curtici by train
Travel from Bajram Curri (Albania) to Curtici (Romania) by train (454km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Bajram Curri in Albania to Curtici in Romania, the main route leads via Macedonia and Bulgaria. Please read the following information and blog posts.
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454 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Bajram Curri to Curtici, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Curtici - Bajram Curri / Tirana - Arad / Tirana - Brașov / Tirana - Cluj-Napoca / Tirana - Timișoara / Durrës - Bucharest1 Bajram Curri (Albania) - Skopje (Macedonia) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Bucharest (Romania) - Curtici (Romania)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Bajram Curri (Albania) to Skopje (Macedonia)
Travel from Albania to North Macedonia by bus. There is no train connection available.
Direct buses run from Tirana to Skopje and other travel destinations. The journey time from Tirana to Skopje is 7:30 hours. The ticket price is 20 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Bajram Curri to Skopje?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Skopje - Bajram Curri / Tirana - Skopje / Tirana - Ohrid
1b Travelling from Skopje (Macedonia) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from North Macedonia to Bulgaria by bus, as there is no direct train connection available. If you want to travel by train, you have to travel a detour either via Serbia or Greece.
Travel by train from Macedonia via Serbia to Bulgaria: travel from Skopje to Niš. And from Niš to Sofia.
Travel by train from Macedonia via Greece to Bulgaria: travel from Skopje to Thessaloniki. And from Thessaloniki to Sofia.
The train journey will take much longer. Therefore direct bus connections from Skopje to Sofia or other destination might be the best choice for you.
The bus ticket fare from Skopje to Sofia is 15 EUR. The journey time is 4:30 hours.
Where to buy a ticket from Skopje to Sofia?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Brzi (B)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki
train company:
MŽ Македонски Железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Skopje / Ohrid - Sofia / Skopje - Plovdiv
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1c Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Sofia to Bucharest by direct train connection. The journey time is 9:40 hours. The ticket fare is 161 RON (33 EUR).
The departure time in Sofia is 07:20. And the arrival time in Bucharest is 17:00. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Ruse (Bulgaria). Arrival time in Ruse is 13:20. Departure time in Ruse is 14:15. You can save money if you split your ticket booking: buy one ticket for Sofia to Ruse and a second ticket for Ruse to Bucharest.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Bucharest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Sofia
1d Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Curtici (Romania)
To travel in Romania by domestic trains of "CFR Calatori" (Romanian Railways) buy your ticket via the given booking links or locally at a railway station.
International trains are also available via the given booking links or at a railway station.
Romania offers a lot of long-distance train connections also by overnight train.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Curtici?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / InterRegio (IR) / Regio (R)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / IC 406 Brașov - Budapest / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest / Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / 402/106 Bucharest - Chisinau
train company:
CFR Căile Ferate Române
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Curtici - Bucharest / Bucharest - Arad / Bucharest - Brașov / Bucharest - Cluj-Napoca / Bucharest - Constanța / Bucharest - Craiova / Bucharest - Iași / Bucharest - Sibiu / Bucharest - Timișoara / Brașov - Timișoara / Iași - Arad
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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