There are 6 ways to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Elbasan to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIA - SOF
5h 38mBus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 68
12h 40m$38–43Bus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Prrenjasbus
- Take the bus from Misleševo to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
10h 37mDrive 450.5 km
- Drive from Elbasan to Sofiacar 450.5 km
7h 6m$82–118Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TIA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 13m$148–437Bus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
11h 33m$53
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $35 - $45 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria is to drive which takes 7h 6m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Elbasan to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Elbasan and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 33m.
The distance between Elbasan and Bulgaria is 410 km. The road distance is 450.5 km.
The best way to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 11h 33m and costs $53.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Elbasan to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from Tirana station.
Elbasan to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Elbasan. It is currently 3:42 PM in Elbasan and 4:42 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Elbasan to Bulgaria is 451 km. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Elbasan to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Elbasan, Albania and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Elbasan to Serdika via Prrenjas, Misleševo, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Sofia, and Central Station in around 10h 37m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $27–130
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Elbasan to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Elbasan to Prrenjas
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Misleševo to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- 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
- +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
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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