There are 8 ways to get from Graz to Bulgaria by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Graz Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRZ - SOF
7h 31m$223–375Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
7h 20m$72–259Bus
- Take the bus from Graz P&R Webling to Sofiabus N981
15h 52m$79–131Drive 968.7 km
- Drive from Graz to Sofiacar 968.7 km
9h 1m$183–264Fly Graz Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane GRZ - VAR
7h 7m$277–934Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VIE - VAR
7h 52m$206–478Bus via Graz
- Take the bus from Graz to Sofiabus
17h 8m$100Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Nis Logorbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
17h 33m$113–150
Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Graz to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $75 - $140 and takes 15h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Graz to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $270 - $950.
The distance between Graz and Bulgaria is 814 km. The road distance is 968.7 km.
The best way to get from Graz to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 15h 52m and costs $75 - $140.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Graz to Bulgaria, including transfers.
The best way to get from Graz to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs $220 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $140 and takes 15h 52m.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Graz. It is currently 8:40 PM in Graz and 9:40 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Graz to Bulgaria is 969 km. It takes approximately 9h 1m to drive from Graz to Bulgaria.
There are 341+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Graz, Austria and Bulgaria?
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and Air Dolomiti fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Graz P&R Webling to Sofia 5 times a week. Tickets cost $75–130 and the journey takes 15h 45m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Graz Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Graz Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–130
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $35–60
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Graz P&R Webling to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Graz to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $99
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +381 637513988
- goran.prevozdoo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Nis Logor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
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