There are 5 ways to get from Meteora to Sofia by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 42 / ...
10h 20m$41–57Bus, train, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Kalambaka to Paleofarsalosbus
- Take the train from Paleofarsalos to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrichcar
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain
13h 21m$39–63Drive 509.6 km
- Drive from Meteora to Sofiacar 509.6 km
5h 51m$107–155Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Trikala to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IOA - SOF
12h 39m$103–258Bus via Grevená
- Take the bus from Kalabaka to Grevenabus
- Take the bus from Grevena to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
11h 10m
Meteora to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meteora to Sofia is to bus and train and drive which costs $35 - $65 and takes 13h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Meteora to Sofia is to drive which takes 5h 51m and costs $100 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Meteora to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Kalampáka and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Trikala and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Meteora and Sofia is 520 km. The road distance is 509.6 km.
The best way to get from Meteora to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 10h 20m and costs $40 - $60.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Meteora to Sofia, including transfers.
Meteora to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Trikala, depart from Trikala station.
Meteora to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Trikala, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meteora to Sofia is 510 km. It takes approximately 5h 51m to drive from Meteora to Sofia.
There are 2121+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Meteora, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Kalampáka to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Trikala and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Paleofarsalos to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
- Phone
- (+30) 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
Bus from Trikala to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kalambaka to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Trikala to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +30 24620 22242
- Website
- ktelgrevenon.gr
Bus from Kalabaka to Grevena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/gre/ticketweb/
Bus from Grevena to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/gre/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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