There are 7 ways to get from Elbasan to Sofia by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly
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 19mBus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
12h 33m$48–63Bus 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 30mDrive 450.5 km
- Drive from Elbasan to Sofiacar 450.5 km
7h 6m$82–118Bus to Tivat Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Tivat, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIV - SOF
13h 37m$163–383Bus, shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ulcinjbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TGD - SOF
11h 54mBus
- 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 Sofia is to bus which costs $53 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Elbasan to Sofia is to drive which takes 7h 6m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Elbasan to Sofia 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 Sofia is 405 km. The road distance is 450.5 km.
The best way to get from Elbasan to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 11h 33m and costs $53.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Elbasan to Sofia, including transfers.
Elbasan to Sofia bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from Tirana station.
Elbasan to Sofia bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Elbasan. It is currently 1:19 PM in Elbasan and 2:19 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Elbasan to Sofia is 451 km. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Elbasan to Sofia.
What companies run services between Elbasan, Albania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Elbasan to Sofia via Prrenjas, Misleševo, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- 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
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ulcinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- 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
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ulcinj
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- 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
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- 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
- +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
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
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