There are 8 ways to get from Deva to Sofia by bus, train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Deva to Târgu Jiubus
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofiabus
13h 39mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Deva to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
15h 7m$44–53Drive 522.4 km
- Drive from Deva to Sofiacar 522.4 km
8h 5m$84–121Bus to Sibiu, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Deva to Sibiu Airportbus
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SBZ - SOF
11h 6mBus to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Deva to Timisoara Airportbus
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TSR - SOF
10h 7mBus to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Deva to Timisoara Airportbus
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TSR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
9h 39mTrain, bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Deva to Alba Iuliatrain
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CLJ - SOF
9h 58m$61–249Train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Deva to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
13h 18m$80–213
Deva to Sofia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Deva to Sofia is to train which costs $40 - $55 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Deva to Sofia is to drive which takes 8h 5m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Deva to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Deva and arriving at Sofia via Târgu Jiu and Drobeta-Turnu Severin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Deva to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Deva and arriving at Sofia Sever via Craiova and Vidin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 7m.
The distance between Deva and Sofia is 725 km. The road distance is 522.4 km.
The best way to get from Deva to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 13h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Deva to Sofia, including transfers.
Deva to Sofia bus services, operated by Expres Transport, depart from Deva station.
Deva to Sofia train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Deva station.
The best way to get from Deva to Sofia is to bus which takes 13h 39m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $40 - $55 and takes 15h 7m.
What companies run services between Deva, Romania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Deva to Sofia via Târgu Jiu and Drobeta-Turnu Severin in around 13h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Deva to Sofia Sever via Craiova and Vidin in around 15h 7m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–900
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–850
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Deva to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Deva to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–13
Train from Deva to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Deva to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Deva to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Deva to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–26
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Deva to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Deva to Sibiu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Deva to Timisoara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
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Deva to Sofia bus services, operated by Expres Transport, arrive at Târgu Jiu station.
Deva to Sofia train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Craiova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Deva to Sofia is 522 km. It takes approximately 8h 5m to drive from Deva to Sofia.
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