There are 8 ways to get from Bled to Sofia by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ljubljana
best- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LJU - SOF
8h 23m$117–377Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from Unior to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus Bohinj Zlatorog - Boh. Bela - Ljubljana / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Sofiabus N981
17h 26m$81–312Bus
- Take the bus from Unior to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus Bohinj Zlatorog - Boh. Bela - Ljubljana / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
14h 16m$100–276Drive 978.7 km
- Drive from Bled to Sofiacar 978.7 km
9h$155–223Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KLU - SOF
7h 38m$197–897Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAG - SOF
6h 24m$261–587Bus to Treviso Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Treviso, Aeroportobus
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TSF - SOF
7h 48m$111–767Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
8h 5m$119–1,194
Bled to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bled to Sofia is to bus via Sofia which costs $80 - $320 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bled to Sofia is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $260 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Bled to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Unior and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
The distance between Bled and Sofia is 861 km. The road distance is 978.7 km.
The best way to get from Bled to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 14h 16m and costs $100 - $280.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Bled to Sofia, including transfers.
Bled to Sofia bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Unior station.
The best way to get from Bled to Sofia is to fly which takes 8h 23m and costs $110 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $280 and takes 14h 16m.
Bled to Sofia bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Bled. It is currently 6:37 PM in Bled and 7:37 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Bled, Slovenia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Unior to Sofia Central Bus Station via Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana and Ljubljana in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Treviso Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Unior to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Unior to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.nomago.si/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $94
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- $60–75
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- $166
Bus from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $67–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $67
- Private
- $255
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $46–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $46
- Private
- $324
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200–354
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- $260
- 4-8 persons
- $354
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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