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$38–63Bus via Brașov
cheapest- Take the bus from Brașov to București, Autogara Militaribus FlixBus 3908 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus N980
13h 17m$23–52Drive 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
- 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 29mBus, 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, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bran to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
9h 14m
Castelul Bran to Sofia by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Castelul Bran to Sofia is to bus via Brașov which costs $22 - $55 and takes 13h 17m.
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. However, there are services departing from Bran and arriving at Sofia via Centru Cristian, Brașov and București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 17m.
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 FlixBus-eu, depart from Brașov station.
Castelul Bran to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at București, Autogara Militari 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 2108+ 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 via Bran, Centru Cristian, Brașov, and București, Autogara Militari in around 13h 17m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
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, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
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
- $6–7
- 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
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Brașov to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brașov to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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
- $20–29
- 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
- $240–340
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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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