There are 7 ways to get from Berlin to Sofia by plane, train, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly from Berlin Tegel • 5 h 21 min
$59 - $145
Cheapest option
Fly from Berlin Schoenefeld • 5 h 43 min
$24 - $179
5 alternative options
Train, bus • 25 h 28 min
$104 - $222
Bus Racic Eurobus • 26 h 56 min
$115
Bus Panonija Bus • 28 h 12 min
$145 - $152
Train • 41 h 27 min
$276 - $415
Drive • 15 h 54 min
$210 - $310
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Sofia is to fly which costs 20€ - 160€ and takes 5 h 43 min.
The quickest way to get from Berlin to Sofia is to fly which costs 50€ - 130€ and takes 5 h 21 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Berlin and arriving at Sofia. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 26 h 56 min.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Berlin Hbf (tief) and arriving at Sofia via Nürnberg Hbf, Linz Hbf, Budapest-Keleti, Brasov and Bucuresti Nord Gara A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41 h 27 min.
The distance between Berlin and Sofia is 1319 km. The road distance is 1631.2 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 25 h 28 min and costs 90€ - 200€.
It takes approximately 5 h 21 min to get from Berlin to Sofia, including transfers.
Berlin to Sofia bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Berlin station.
Berlin to Sofia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn, depart from Berlin Hbf (tief) station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Sofia is to fly which takes 5 h 21 min and costs 50€ - 130€. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 100€ and takes 26 h 56 min, you could also train, which costs 240€ - 370€ and takes 41 h 27 min.
- Distance: 824.3 miles
- Duration: 5 h 21 min
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Lufthansa and three other airlines fly from Berlin to Sofia every 2 hours. Alternatively, Racic Eurobus operates a bus from Berlin to Sofia 5 times a week. Tickets cost $115 and the journey takes 26 h 56 min. Union Ivkoni also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Sofia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $430
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Sofia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Sofia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 28 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $430
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Sofia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Sofia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 15 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Sofia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 15 min
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27 - $280
Deutsche Bahn is the German railway company, and the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Based in Berlin, Deutsche Bahn was founded in 1994, and offers many different types of rail transportation including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Berlin Hbf (tief) to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf (tief) to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90 - $140
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Website
- bahn.de
The national railway system of Austria, the OBB carried 209 million passengers on local and regional trains, and 35 million on long-distance trains in 2016 alone. The OBB’s 4865 km network covers 570 trains simultaneously at peak times, with one train leaving every 12 seconds, making it a supremely efficient way to travel around the country and surrounding region. The company’s extensive network connects cities in Austria, and adjacent European countries including Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Contact Details
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75 - $120
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Brasov
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 7 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $45
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brasov to Bucuresti Nord Gara A
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6 - $10
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord Gara A to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $17
- Website
- cfrcaltori.ro
- Phone
- 0700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Dresden to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- ardatur.bg
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Dresden to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21 h 16 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- racicbg.com
Bus from Berlin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26 h 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $115
- Schedules at
- racicbg.com
- Website
- metrotransport.bg
Bus from Dresden to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22 h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100 - $160
- Schedules at
- metrotransport.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Dresden to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 23 h 5 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60 - $130
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Berlin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 26 h 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60 - $140
- Schedules at
- online.union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- panonijabus.com
Bus from Berlin ZOB to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 22 h 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $133
- Schedules at
- panonijabus.com
- Book at
- panonijabus.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $15
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- marketing@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $12
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Book at
- onlinetickets.nis-ekspres.rs
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More Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Berlin Tegel Airport to Sofia Airport is the direct flight which takes 2 h 10 min.
Berlin to Sofia bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Sofia station.
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Berlin. It is currently 5:50 AM in Berlin and 6:50 AM in Sofia.
Berlin to Sofia train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin to Sofia is 1631 km. It takes approximately 15 h 54 min to drive from Berlin to Sofia.
Bulgaria Air, Alitalia, Air Serbia and two other airlines offer flights from Berlin Tegel Airport to Sofia Airport.
There are 1242+ hotels available in Sofia. Prices start at $32 USD per night.
The best way to get from Berlin to Berlin Tegel Airport is to bus which takes 22 min and costs 2€ - 4€.