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SofiaBucharest
Distance: 380 km·Drive time: 5 h 55 min

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Driving from Sofia to Bucharest takes about via 305. The distance is 380 km. The straight-line distance is 264 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Giurgiu, Bucureşti. Driving directions

Driving directions

90 · 380 km

Take the E85 north from Sofia, and you’ll end up in Bucharest.

  1. 1 Depart 4 km
  2. 2 At end of road, turn left 7 km
  3. 3 At end of road, turn left 20 km
  4. 4 Turn right 9 km
  5. 5 Continue right 4 km
  6. 6 Turn slightly left 344 m
  7. 7 Take ramp left 34 m
  8. 8 Turn right onto Автомагистрала Хемус 63 km
  9. 9 Take exit slightly right 355 m
  10. 10 Enter roundabout right 122 m
  11. 11 Exit roundabout right 122 m
  12. 12 Enter roundabout right 78 m
  13. 13 Exit roundabout right 3 km
  1. 14 Keep slightly right 965 m
  2. 15 At roundabout, take exit straight 30 km
  3. 16 Turn slightly right 109 km
  4. 17 At end of road, turn left 8 km
  5. 18 Enter roundabout right onto Колю Фичето 120 m
  6. 19 Exit roundabout straight onto Колю Фичето 51 km
  7. 20 Take exit right 94 m
  8. 21 Keep slightly right 55 m
  9. 22 Turn straight onto бул. Мидия-Енос 802 m
  10. 23 Continue straight onto бул. Цар Освободител 2 km
  11. 24 Enter roundabout slightly right onto бул. Цар Освободител 69 m
  12. 25 Exit roundabout slightly right onto бул. Цар Освободител 467 m
  13. 26 Turn right onto бул. Съединение 381 m
  14. 27 Keep slightly right onto бул. Съединение 104 m
  15. 28 Keep slightly right onto Св. Наум 205 m
  16. 29 Continue straight onto Плиска 2 km
  17. 30 Continue straight onto бул. Тутракан 3 km
  18. 31 Enter roundabout right onto бул. Тутракан 38 m
  19. 32 Exit roundabout slightly right onto бул. Тутракан 655 m
  20. 33 Enter roundabout right 65 m
  21. 34 Exit roundabout straight 702 m
  22. 35 Enter roundabout slightly right 96 m
  23. 36 Exit roundabout right 582 m
  24. 37 Turn right 200 m
  25. 38 Turn slightly right 24 m
  26. 39 Turn slightly right 123 m
  27. 40 Merge slightly left 2 km
  28. 41 Continue straight 2 km
  29. 42 Turn straight 173 m
  30. 43 Keep slightly right 530 m
  31. 44 Continue slightly right 383 m
  32. 45 Enter roundabout right onto Strada Progresului 14 m
  33. 46 Exit roundabout right onto Strada Progresului 623 m
  34. 47 Enter roundabout right onto Centura Giurgiu 51 m
  35. 48 Exit roundabout right onto Centura Giurgiu 5 km
  36. 49 Take exit slightly right 230 m
  37. 50 Merge slightly left 3 km
  38. 51 Enter roundabout slightly right 27 m
  39. 52 Exit roundabout slightly right 3 km
  40. 53 Enter roundabout slightly right 44 m
  41. 54 Exit roundabout slightly right 17 km
  42. 55 Enter roundabout slightly right 18 m
  43. 56 Exit roundabout slightly right 4 km
  44. 57 Enter roundabout slightly right 18 m
  45. 58 Exit roundabout straight 2 km
  46. 59 Enter roundabout slightly right 22 m
  47. 60 Exit roundabout right 11 km
  48. 61 Enter roundabout slightly right 45 m
  49. 62 Exit roundabout right 3 km
  50. 63 Enter roundabout right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 24 m
  51. 64 Exit roundabout right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 2 km
  52. 65 Enter roundabout right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 29 m
  53. 66 Exit roundabout right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 3 km
  54. 67 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 22 m
  55. 68 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 3 km
  56. 69 Enter roundabout straight onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 22 m
  57. 70 Exit roundabout straight onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 3 km
  58. 71 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 23 m
  59. 72 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 486 m
  60. 73 Enter roundabout right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 21 m
  61. 74 Exit roundabout right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 486 m
  62. 75 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 22 m
  63. 76 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 656 m
  64. 77 Enter roundabout right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 18 m
  65. 78 Exit roundabout right onto Șoseaua Giurgiului 5 km
  66. 79 Turn left onto Șoseaua Olteniței 186 m
  67. 80 Keep slightly right onto Calea Șerban Vodă 2 km
  68. 81 Turn left onto Bulevardul Dimitrie Cantemir 936 m
  69. 82 Keep slightly right onto Bulevardul Dimitrie Cantemir 368 m
  70. 83 Continue straight onto Piața Unirii 274 m
  71. 84 Keep slightly right onto Piața Unirii 69 m
  72. 85 Continue straight onto Bulevardul Ion Constantin Brătianu 538 m
  73. 86 Keep slightly right onto Bulevardul Ion Constantin Brătianu 34 m
  74. 87 Continue straight onto Bulevardul Ion C. Brătianu 176 m
  75. 88 Enter rotary straight onto Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 26 m
  76. 89 Exit rotary slightly right onto Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 46 m
  77. 90 Arrive right onto Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu

The return trip from Bucharest to Sofia covers roughly the same distance, 380 km.

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Questions and answers

Bucharest lies roughly to the north-east of Sofia.

How far is it from Sofia to Bucharest?

The distance between Sofia and Bucharest is 380 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Sofia to Bucharest?

The drive from Sofia to Bucharest takes approximately 5 h 55 min by car.

What is the best route from Sofia to Bucharest?

The fastest route from Sofia to Bucharest covers 380 km with a driving time of approximately 5 h 55 min.

What is the shortest route from Sofia to Bucharest?

The shortest driving route from Sofia to Bucharest is about 380 km by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .