There are 10 ways to get from Bulgaria to Austria by plane, bus, car, shuttle, 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 Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SOF - VIE
4h 52m€43–159Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Wien Hbfbus
14h 18m€82–145Drive 951.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Viennacar 951.7 km
10h 33m€155–223Fly Varna Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane VAR - VIE
4h 56m€164–342Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane OTP - VIE
5h 40m€150–398Fly Burgas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BOJ - VIE
4h 45m€68–209Fly Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SOF - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 1m€118–311Bus via Erdberg
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Vienna, International Busterminalbus
14h 51m€65Bus via Erdberg #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminalbus
17h 26m€99–154Bus via Erdberg #3
- Take the bus from Sofia to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N982
20h 12m€79–134
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Austria is to bus via Erdberg which costs €65 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €65 - €210.
The distance between Bulgaria and Austria is 842 km. The road distance is 951.7 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Austria without a car is to bus which takes 14h 18m and costs €80 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Bulgaria to Austria, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €40 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €150 and takes 14h 18m.
Austria is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 1:00 AM in Bulgaria and 12:00 AM in Austria.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Austria is 952 km. It takes approximately 10h 33m to drive from Bulgaria to Austria.
There are 2446+ hotels available in Austria.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Austria?
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Karat-S operates a bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €75–150 and the journey takes 14h 10m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Varna Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Burgas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Burgas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Vienna, International Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €61
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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