There are 6 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 Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
6h 3m$58–239Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 28 / ...
20h$50–75Drive 1,129.3 km
- Drive from Linz to Sofiacar 1,129.3 km
12h 17m$213–307Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
7h 58m$126–365Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PRG - SOF
9h 5m$79–253Train to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRZ - SOF
10h 4m$189–564
Linz to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Sofia is to bus which costs $50 - $75 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $55 - $240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station station. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 20h.
The distance between Linz and Sofia is 1025 km. The road distance is 1129.3 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 20h and costs $50 - $75.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Linz to Sofia, including transfers.
Linz to Sofia bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop station.
Linz to Sofia bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Linz. It is currently 2:55 PM in Linz and 3:55 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Sofia is 1129 km. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Linz to Sofia.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost $75–100 and the journey takes 20h. Three other operators also service this route.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–150
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–140
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $35–60
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- 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 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $126
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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