There are 6 ways to get from Luthern to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ZRH - SOF
5h 59m$105–247Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BSL - SOF
6h 47m$70–308Train, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBIr70 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
25h 12m$95–146Drive 1,601.2 km
- Drive from Luthern to Sofia1,601.2 km
15h 40m$323–467Train, bus via Zurich
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBIr70 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia
30h 19m$150–206Drive, car train
- Drive from Luthern to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofia
15h 45m$369–510
Luthern to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $95 - $150 and takes 25h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $100 - $250.
The distance between Luthern and Sofia is 1358 km. The road distance is 1601.2 km.
The best way to get from Luthern to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 12m and costs $95 - $150.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Luthern to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Luthern. It is currently 2:30 PM in Luthern and 3:30 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Luthern to Sofia is 1601 km. It takes approximately 15h 40m to drive from Luthern to Sofia.
There are 2061+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Luthern to Sofia. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, then take the line 4 subway to Sofia Serdica. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luzern to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop via Zürich HB and Zurich Limmatstrasse in around 25h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $55–85
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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