There are 8 ways to get from Austria to Bulgaria by plane, bus, car, 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 Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
4h 43m$52–232Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
15h 17m$87Drive 951.1 km
- Drive from Vienna to Sofiacar 951.1 km
10h 30m$160–230Fly Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VIE - VAR
4h 41m$106–301Fly Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane VIE - BOJ
4h 36m$97–404Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
7h 29m$116–319Fly Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
8h 15m$80–251Bus via Serdika
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
18h 20m$69–99
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Austria to Bulgaria is to bus via Serdika which costs $65 - $100 and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Austria to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 36m and costs $95 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Austria to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal and arriving at Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 17m.
The distance between Austria and Bulgaria is 843 km. The road distance is 951.1 km.
The best way to get from Austria to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 15h 17m and costs $87.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Austria to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Austria to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Air Kona, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal station.
The best way to get from Austria to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs $50 - $240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $87 and takes 15h 17m.
Austria to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Air Kona, arrive at Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Austria. It is currently 2:40 AM in Austria and 3:40 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Austria and Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Air Kona operates a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station once daily. Tickets cost $84 and the journey takes 14h 10m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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