Travel to Craiova
Every way to reach Craiova: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Craiova is reachable from 60 places across 19 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 10 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 38m door to door. The nearest origin is 47 km away.
How people reach Craiova
Every mode that actually calls at Craiova, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 52 | €21.24 | 1h 38m | 433 km | 1 |
| Coach | 50 | €10.07 | 2h 23m | 1,030 km | 1 |
| Flight | 41 | €34.36 | 3h 50m | 2,289 km | 8 |
- 60Places you can arrive from
- 60Places you can leave for
- 19Countries
- 10Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Craiova is not something we sell.

A room in Craiova for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 53 | 37% | Slatina, 47 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 42 | 29% | Braşov, 205 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 31 | 22% | Zagreb, 636 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 17 | 12% | Vejle, 1619 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Craiova that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 77 | 54% |
| Italy | 10 | 7% |
| Germany | 8 | 6% |
| Hungary | 6 | 4% |
| Spain | 5 | 3% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 3% |
| Serbia | 4 | 3% |
| Türkiye | 4 | 3% |
| Greece | 3 | 2% |
| Austria | 2 | 1% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2 | 1% |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% |
| Denmark | 2 | 1% |
| Egypt | 2 | 1% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| Croatia | 2 | 1% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1% |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Craiova
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Craiova
- Craiova railway station
- Craiova Triaj railway station
- Almăj railway station
- Gară
- Bloc S200
- CRA
The fare from CRA into Craiova is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from CRA into Craiova?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Craiova costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Craiova
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piteşti to Craiova bus | €10.07 | 2h 23m | 103 km |
| Bucharest to Craiova bus | €12.83 | 3h 14m | 184 km |
| Sector 6 to Craiova bus | €13.93 | 3h 47m | 177 km |
| Sector 2 to Craiova bus | €14.48 | 3h 42m | 186 km |
| Sector 4 to Craiova bus | €14.48 | 3h 59m | 185 km |
| Sector 5 to Craiova bus | €14.48 | 3h 54m | 181 km |
| Sector 1 to Craiova bus | €14.48 | 3h 51m | 180 km |
| Niš to Craiova bus | €14.48 | 4h 2m | 188 km |
| Sofia to Craiova bus | €14.48 | 3h 52m | 184 km |
| Sector 3 to Craiova bus | €15.03 | 3h 52m | 189 km |
| Ploieşti to Craiova bus | €15.03 | 3h 42m | 189 km |
| Plovdiv to Craiova bus | €18.33 | 4h 36m | 253 km |
| Timișoara to Craiova bus | €18.88 | 4h 52m | 258 km |
| Belgrade to Craiova bus | €19.43 | 4h 59m | 270 km |
| Cluj-Napoca to Craiova bus | €19.98 | 5h | 273 km |
| Râmnicu Vâlcea to Craiova train | €21.24 | 1h 42m | 98 km |
We cannot promise Craiova railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Somewhere to drop the bags in Craiova?
Most of the points near Craiova railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Craiova
Common questions about Travel to Craiova
How can I get to Craiova?
Craiova is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 60 places, across 19 countries, on services run by 10 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Craiova?
The cheapest way into Craiova is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 60 origins we sell into Craiova over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Craiova?
The fastest journey into Craiova is by train, at 1h 38m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 47 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Craiova have?
Craiova has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Craiova railway station, Craiova Triaj railway station, Almăj railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Craiova from within 200 km?
53 of the routes we sell into Craiova start within 200 km. The nearest is Slatina, 47 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Craiova in Romania?
Craiova connects to 60 places on our network across 19 countries, the furthest of them 2,289 km away in a straight line. Romania routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Romania
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Craiova are the half people leave until last.

Day trips out of Craiova and across Romania
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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