There are 7 ways to get from Moscow to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SVO - SOF
11h 36m$116–347Train, bus
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the train from Terespol to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
41h 17m$153–283Bus via Brno
- Take the bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Brno - Zvonarkabus
- Take the bus from Brno to Sofiabus
46h 49m$140–225Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VKO - SOF
9h 51m$182–465Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Varna Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VKO - VAR
10h$436–1,524Bus
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus Moscow/Chișinău
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofiabus
2d 2h$180–330Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
2d 8h$342–662
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Bulgaria is to bus via Brno which costs $140 - $230 and takes 46h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 9h 51m and costs $180 - $470.
The distance between Moscow and Bulgaria is 1827 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 17m and costs $150 - $290.
It takes approximately 11h 36m to get from Moscow to Bulgaria, including transfers.
The best way to get from Moscow to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 11h 36m and costs $110 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus via Brno, which costs $140 - $230 and takes 46h 49m.
Bulgaria is 1h behind Moscow. It is currently 10:08 AM in Moscow and 9:08 AM in Bulgaria.
There are 2130+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Bulgaria?
Air Serbia, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and Turkish Airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Sofia via Minsk Central Bus Station, Brno - Zvonarka, Autobusové nádraží, Hlavní nádraží, and Brno in around 46h 49m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–110
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $160–230
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $85–130
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–65
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Terespol to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- 1st Class
- $30–40
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Brno to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Website
- eurotrans.by
Bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- eurotrans.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Brno - Zvonarka
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Brno - Zvonarka
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $86–172
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $172
- Children
- $86
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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