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Bucharest ▸ Thessaloníki

Thessaloníki ▸ Bucharest ⇄
1.4 a dayfastest 12h20☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇷🇴 Romania → 🇬🇷 Greece

Direct buses · no change

BucharestRuseSofiaBlagoevgradSandanskiThessaloníki· 495 km as the crow flies
  • 10:10 → 22:30
    FlixBus 983
    Bucharest (bus station Militari) → Thessaloniki train station · via Giurgiu, Veliko Tarnovo, Sofia
    12h203 stops
    Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 23:45 → 12:25+1
    FlixBus N980 ☾ Overnight
    Bucharest (bus station Militari) → Thessaloniki train station · via Ruse, Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Sandanski
    12h404 stops
    Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:45 → 11:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Bucharest to Thessaloníki?

Yes. 1.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloníki?

The fastest takes 12h20; the slowest 12h40, for 495 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:10 and the latest at 23:45, local time in Bucharest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Bucharest to Thessaloníki?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 23:45 arriving 12:25 the next morning.