There are 7 ways to get from Moscow to Sofia by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)SVO - SOF
11h 6m$156–657Bus via Chișinău
cheapest- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chişinău Central Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Station
2d 13h$82–292Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kraków
- Take the train from Skawina to BreclavIc
- Take the train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna StanicaIc
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia
40h 39m$206–341Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VKO - SOF
9h 51m$122–605Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)SVO - INI
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
14h 8mBus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Orhei, Moldova
- Take the bus from Orhei, Moldova to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
2d 1h$154–267Bus
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus StationMoscow/Chișinău
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
2d 2h$180–335
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Sofia is to bus via Bucharest which costs $150 - $270 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Sofia is to fly which takes 9h 51m and costs $120 - $650.
The distance between Moscow and Sofia is 1827 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Sofia without a car is to bus and train which takes 40h 39m and costs $200 - $350.
It takes approximately 11h 6m to get from Moscow to Sofia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Moscow to Sofia is to fly which takes 11h 6m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus via Bucharest, which costs $150 - $270 and takes 2 days 1h.
Sofia is 1h behind Moscow. It is currently 2:03 AM in Moscow and 1:03 AM in Sofia.
There are 2089+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Air Serbia, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Метро «Библиотека имени Ленина» to Sofia Central Bus Station via Метро «Тропарёво», Troparevo, Salaryevo, Moscow, International Bus Station, Orhei, Moldova, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, and Bucharest Gară Filaret in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Skawina to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $8–12
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $9–13
- Business
- $10–11
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Economy
- $6–9
- Business
- $7–11
- Economy Plus
- $8–12
- Premium
- $9–12
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $13–16
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $88–176
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $176
- Children
- $88
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Orhei, Moldova
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–199
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $199
- Children
- $100
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $88–176
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $176
- Children
- $88
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@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 Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Orhei, Moldova to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- 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
- $40–100
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Central Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- 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 69 581 101
- info@alverstur.md
- Website
- alverstur.md
Bus from Chişinău Central Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.alverstur.md/en/
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Chişinău Central Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
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