There are 6 ways to get from Elbasan to Sofia by 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.
Bus via Skopje
best- Take the bus from Elbasan to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
11h 5m$35–63Drive 450.6 km
- Drive from Elbasan to Sofiacar 450.6 km
7h 4m$82–118Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIA - SOF
7h 41m$55–170Bus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
11h 33m$53Bus, 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
13h 26mBus 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
14h 29m$143–333
Elbasan to Sofia by bus
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 4m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Elbasan to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Elbasan and arriving at Sofia via Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
The distance between Elbasan and Sofia is 465 km. The road distance is 450.6 km.
The best way to get from Elbasan to Sofia without a car is to bus via Skopje which takes 11h 5m and costs $35 - $65.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Elbasan to Sofia, including transfers.
Elbasan to Sofia bus services, operated by Ido Tours doel, depart from Elbasan station.
The best way to get from Elbasan to Sofia is to bus via Skopje which takes 11h 5m and costs $35 - $65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $55 - $170 and takes 7h 41m.
Elbasan to Sofia bus services, operated by Ido Tours doel, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Elbasan. It is currently 7:35 AM in Elbasan and 8:35 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Elbasan, Albania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Elbasan to Sofia via Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 11h 5m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–230
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.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
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- 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 Ulcinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- 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
- $33
- 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
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