There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to Sandanski by plane, bus, train, car, car train, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HEL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanskibus
11h 53m$97–287Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sandanskibus
44h 28m$257–504Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sandanskicar
2d 1h$932–2,275Fly Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HEL - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sandanskibus
10h 35m$102–318Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane TLL - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sandanskibus
14h 9m$129–302Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanskibus
14h 7m$109–291Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sandanskibus
2d 6h$239–449Bus, train via Vilnius
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Graz to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Strumyanitrain
2d 8h$323–546Ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sandanskibus
2d 20hBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sandanskibus
3d 15h$313–757Drive 4,773.1 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Sandanskicar 4,773.1 km
2d 3h$1,010–1,459
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Sandanski is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $320 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Sandanski is to fly and bus which takes 10h 35m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Sandanski. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Sandanski via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Helsinki and Sandanski is 2159 km. The road distance is 4773.1 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Sandanski without a car is to bus and train which takes 44h 28m and costs $250 - $550.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Helsinki to Sandanski, including transfers.
Helsinki to Sandanski bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Sandanski bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Sandanski is 4773 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Helsinki to Sandanski.
There are 327+ hotels available in Sandanski.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Sandanski, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Sandanski via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–370
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–1,050
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $500–560
- Car Compartment
- $900–1,050
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Strumyani
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–9
- 1st Class
- $8–9
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–52
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- 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
- $101
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–50
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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