Bucharest to Igoumenitsa by train
Travel from Bucharest (Romania) to Igoumenitsa (Greece) by train (731km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Bucharest in Romania to Igoumenitsa in Greece, the main route leads via Bulgaria. Please read the following information and blog posts.
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731 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 Bucharest to Igoumenitsa, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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Igoumenitsa - Bucharest / Bucharest - Thessaloniki / Bucharest - Piraeus / Brașov - Athens / Brașov - Thessaloniki / Arad - Athens / Cluj-Napoca - Athens / Cluj-Napoca - Thessaloniki / Timișoara - Athens / Timișoara - Thessaloniki1 Bucharest (Romania) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Igoumenitsa (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a 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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Sofia - Bucharest
1b Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Sofia to Thessaloniki by direct day train. The journey time is 8:30 hours. Buy your train ticket for 35 BGN (18 EUR) at the train station in Sofia.
The departure time in Sofia is 15:00. The arrival time in Thessaloniki is 23:30. There are always seats available therefore it is no problem to buy the ticket at the day of departure.
Note (2022/2023): currently the train traffic is interrupted and you have to travel by bus. The bus ticket price is 15-20 EUR. Buy it via the given links or on union-ivkoni.com
No discount with Interrail/Eurail.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Thessaloniki?
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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Thessaloniki - Sofia
1c Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Igoumenitsa (Greece)
Travel from Thessaloniki to Igoumenitsa by bus. There is no train connection available.
The bus journey time from Thessaloniki to Igoumenitsa is 4 hours with a stop half the way. Buy your bus ticket from 38 EUR. There are normally 3 buses per day. The KTEL bus network in Greece offers comfortable, air-conditioned buses.
The Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity bus station is one of the biggest and most impressive bus stations in Greece. To get from Thessaloniki railway station to the bus station you have to use the urban bus lines 45, 45A or 45B. The departure is in front of the railway station. The journey time is 10 minutes with a ticket price of 1 EUR. The bus runs every hour. If you want to walk, it is a way of 30 minutes (2,5 kilometres).
Once the KTEL long-distance bus arrives you just give your luggage to the driver who puts it in the designated luggage compartment. You then show your ticket to the driver and board the bus. Your seat number is printed on your bus ticket.
To get from Igoumenitsa bus station to the ferry terminal you have to walk 10 minutes to the north. There are many cafes, restaurants and shops nearby so make sure that you buy a few snacks and drinks before you board the ferry.
There are hree bus connections daily from Istanbul to Thessaloniki. The journey time is 10 hours and ticket fares start at 45 EUR.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links. Or use this website: www.ktel-thesprotias.gr
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Igoumenitsa - Thessaloniki
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Do you have questions about the connection between Bucharest and Igoumenitsa? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
