There are 9 ways to get from Bran to Sofia by train, night train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, night train
best- Take the train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461
10h 37m$35–61Train, bus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain Braşov - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
10h 53m$42–57Drive 517.6 km
- Drive from Bran to Sofiacar 517.6 km
8h 19m$83–120Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
7h 9mBus
- Take the bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
11h 6mTrain
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain Braşov - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
14h 58m$54–73Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
10h 28mBus, bus to Sibiu, fly
- Take the bus from Bran to Brasov Airportbus
- Take the bus from Aeroport Ghimbav-Brasov to Sibiu Airportbus
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SBZ - SOF
11h 17mBus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
8h 53m
Bran to Sofia by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bran to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $40 - $60 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Bran to Sofia is to drive which takes 8h 19m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Bran to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Bran and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Aeroport Henri Coanda Sosiri, Piata Victoriei and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
The distance between Bran and Sofia is 665 km. The road distance is 517.6 km.
The best way to get from Bran to Sofia without a car is to train and night train which takes 10h 37m and costs $35 - $65.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Bran to Sofia, including transfers.
Bran to Sofia bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, depart from Bran station.
The best way to get from Bran to Sofia is to bus which takes 11h 6m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $50 - $75 and takes 14h 58m.
Bran to Sofia bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, arrive at Bucharest Otopeni Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bran to Sofia is 518 km. It takes approximately 8h 19m to drive from Bran to Sofia.
What companies run services between Bran, Brașov, Romania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Bran to Sofia Central Bus Station via Aeroport Henri Coanda Sosiri, Piata Victoriei, Gara de Nord, and Bucharest in around 11h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bran to Sofia via Braşov, Stadionul Tineretului, Făget, Brașov, and Bucuresti Nord in around 14h 58m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $11–17
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $7–13
- 1st Class
- $15–22
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bran to Brasov Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240–330
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Aeroport Ghimbav-Brasov to Sibiu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
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