There are 6 ways to get from Butrint to Sofia by car, bus, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus, train
best- Drive from Butrint to Ioanninacar
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain
12h 12m$71–105Bus via Tirana
cheapest- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
16h 50m$68Drive 648.9 km
- Drive from Butrint to Sofiacar 648.9 km
7h 40m$118–170Drive, fly
- Drive from Butrint to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)car
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IOA - SOF
9h 15m$109–245Bus
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
14h 16mBus via Ohrid
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
14h 41m$69–110
Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butrint to Sofia is to bus via Tirana which costs $69 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Butrint to Sofia is to drive which takes 7h 40m and costs $110 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Butrint to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Butrint and arriving at Sofia via Sarande,Posta Shqiptare and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
The distance between Butrint and Sofia is 706 km. The road distance is 648.9 km.
The best way to get from Butrint to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 14h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Butrint to Sofia, including transfers.
Butrint to Sofia bus services, operated by Ganiz Ekskluziv, depart from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare station.
Butrint to Sofia bus services, operated by Ganiz Ekskluziv, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Butrint. It is currently 10:34 PM in Butrint and 11:34 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Butrint to Sofia is 649 km. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Butrint to Sofia.
What companies run services between Butrint, Albania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Butrint to Sofia via Sarande,Posta Shqiptare and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Sarandë to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
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