There are 7 ways to get from Castelul Bran to Sofia by taxi, train, night train, bus, car, plane, 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.
Taxi, train, night train
best- Take the taxi from Castelul Bran to Buşteni Hm.taxi
- Take the train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain 461 / ...
10h 25m$37–63Bus
- Take the bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 7
13h 29mDrive 517 km
- Drive from Castelul Bran to Sofiacar 517 km
8h 18m$83–119Bus 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 53mBus, 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
11h 11mBus, 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
13h 31mBus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
9h 14m
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castelul Bran to Sofia is to taxi and train and night train which costs $35 - $65 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Castelul Bran to Sofia is to drive which takes 8h 18m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Castelul Bran to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Bran and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 29m.
The distance between Castelul Bran and Sofia is 665 km. The road distance is 517 km.
The best way to get from Castelul Bran to Sofia without a car is to taxi and train and night train which takes 10h 25m and costs $35 - $65.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Castelul Bran to Sofia, including transfers.
Castelul Bran to Sofia bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, depart from Bran station.
Castelul Bran to Sofia bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, arrive at Bucharest Otopeni Airport station.
Yes, the driving distance between Castelul Bran to Sofia is 517 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Castelul Bran to Sofia.
There are 2109+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Castelul Bran, Romania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a vehicle from Castelul Bran to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bran, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, and Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal in around 13h 29m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–11
- 1st Class
- $12–18
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- 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/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Buşteni Hm. to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- 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
- 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
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bran to Brasov Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $16–19
Tod Taxi
- Phone
- +40 268 321 111
- Website
- todtaxi.ro
Taxi Brasov Ro
- Phone
- +40 268319999
- Website
- zilesinopti.ro
Elegance Taxi Brasov
- Phone
- +40 757858141
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