Craiova to Lezhë by train
Travel from Craiova (Romania) to Lezhë (Albania) by train (442km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Craiova in Romania to Lezhë in Albania, the main route leads via Bulgaria and Macedonia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
442 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 Craiova to Lezhë, 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
Lezhë - Craiova / Arad - Tirana / Brașov - Tirana / Cluj-Napoca - Tirana / Timișoara - Tirana / Bucharest - Durrës1 Craiova (Romania) - Bucharest (Romania) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Skopje (Macedonia) - Lezhë (Albania)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Craiova (Romania) to Bucharest (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 Craiova to Bucharest?
Check times&prices 
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
Bucharest - Craiova / 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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1b Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Bucharest to Sofia by direct train. The journey time is 9:10 hours. The ticket fare is 161 RON (33 EUR).
The departure time in Bucharest is 11:00. And the arrival time in Sofia 20:10. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Ruse (Bulgaria). Arrival time in Ruse is 13:45. Departure time in Ruse is 14:15. You can save money if you split your ticket booking: buy one ticket for Bucharest to Ruse and a second ticket for Ruse to Sofia.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Sofia?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Bucharest
1c Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Skopje (Macedonia)
Travel from Bulgaria to North Macedonia 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 Bulgaria via Serbia to North Macedonia: travel from Sofia to Niš. And from Niš to Skopje.
Travel by train from Bulgaria via Greece to North Macedonia: travel from Sofia to Thessaloniki. And from Thessaloniki to Skopje.
The train journey will take much longer. Therefore direct bus connections from Sofia to Skopje might be the best choice for you.
The bus ticket fare from Sofia to Skopje is 15 EUR. The journey time is 4:30 hours.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Skopje?
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.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
International Vlak (международни влак) (IV)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki
train company:
BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Skopje - Sofia / Sofia - Ohrid
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Where to buy a ticket from Skopje to Lezhë?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Lezhë - Skopje / Skopje - Tirana / Ohrid - Tirana
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