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 48m$58–232Bus
- 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$179–259Fly Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane VIE - BOJ
4h 41m$104–364Fly Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VIE - VAR
5h 19m$187–421Fly Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 7m$70–247Train 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 35m$122–388Bus 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 41m and costs $100 - $370.
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 48m 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 48m and costs $55 - $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 4:28 PM in Austria and 5:28 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Austria and Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, and Bulgaria Air 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
- $55–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
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 Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
- $110–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- 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 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- 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 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- 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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