The road
Bucharest to Sofia by car
385 km, about 4 h 42 on the fastest road, through Romania and Bulgaria. Fuel from about €46 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €9 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-11-01. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
385 km fastest road, one way · 4 h 42 driving without stops · 2 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
The road, country by country
- 🇷🇴 Romania · 66 km
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 319 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-25 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
A camper, the whole sum: one day's drive, self-catering for two about €19 — with the fuel and tolls below about €117.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €46 | €9 | €55 | 27 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €48 | €9 | €57 | 25 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €89 | €9 | €98 | 46 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇷🇴 petrol €1.89 · diesel €2.04 /l
- 🇧🇬 petrol €1.63 · diesel €1.89 /l
Charged on the way
- 🎫 Romanian e-vignette (rovinieta) — €4.12 (Car or motorhome, category A (up to 9 seats), Euro 6) · unverified
- 🎫 Bulgarian e-vignette — €5.11 (Car ≤ 3.5 t, or a motorhome (M1) whatever its weight) · unverified
Rules on this road
Where to sleep beside the road
13 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 59, 7.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 95, 6.7 km off the road
- ⛺ Поляна · campsite · km 274, 1.7 km off the road
- ⛺ Wild camp place · campsite · km 288, 6.7 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 358, 7.6 km off the road
- ⛺ Marble Beach Club · campsite · km 372, 6.4 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Arabakonak Memorial (km 338).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Fortul Nr. 13 Jilava · fort · km 12, 2.1 km off the road
- ◆ Rousse Regional Historical Museum · museum · km 76, 1.5 km off the road
- ◆ Clock Tower · attraction · km 326, 3 km off the road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.