There are 3 ways to get from Adelaide to Sofia by plane, shuttle, night train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ADL - SOF
26h 15m$463–1,503Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane ADL - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
32h 18mFly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ADL - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain
33h 18m$502–1,641
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Sofia is to fly which costs $460 - $1,500 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Sofia is to fly which takes 26h 15m and costs $460 - $1,500.
The distance between Adelaide and Sofia is 14486 km.
It takes approximately 26h 15m to get from Adelaide to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 7h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 5:23 AM in Adelaide and 9:53 PM in Sofia.
There are 2300+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Emirates, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sofia Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sofia Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
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