There are 8 ways to get from Linz to Sofia by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
5h 52m$77–245Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
20h 22m$70–170Drive 1,128.7 km
- Drive from Linz to Sofiacar 1,128.7 km
12h 19m$213–307Fly from Linz Airport
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LNZ - SOF
7h 23m$135–455Train to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRZ - SOF
10h 41m$227–572Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PRG - SOF
8h 47m$85–317Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
7h 59m$175–408Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Salzburg Hbf to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
21h 38m$136–221
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Sofia is to bus which costs $70 - $170 and takes 20h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $75 - $250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 20h 22m.
The distance between Linz and Sofia is 1021 km. The road distance is 1128.7 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 20h 22m and costs $70 - $170.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Linz to Sofia, including transfers.
Linz to Sofia bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Linz to Sofia is to bus which takes 20h 22m and costs $70 - $170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $130 - $460 and takes 7h 23m.
Linz to Sofia bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Linz. It is currently 12:15 PM in Linz and 1:15 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Karat-S operates a bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $75–140 and the journey takes 20h 22m. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, DAT Danish Air Transport, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Sofia is 1129 km. It takes approximately 12h 19m to drive from Linz to Sofia.
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