There are 7 ways to get from Nitra to Sofia by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
6h 25m$57–195Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Nitra to Trnavatrain Re
- Take the train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
15h 24m$45–70Train, bus via Băile Herculane
- Take the train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Baile Herculanetrain Ic
- Take the bus from Băile Herculane to Sofiabus
22h 38m$75–122Drive 896.2 km
- Drive from Nitra to Sofiacar 896.2 km
9h 35m$156–225Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BUD - SOF
7h 53m$47–219Train, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
16h 9m$60–211Bus
- Take the bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 403437 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Racic Eurobus
16h 41m$67–156
Nitra to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nitra to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $45 - $75 and takes 15h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Nitra to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs $55 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Nitra to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Nitra and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 41m.
The distance between Nitra and Sofia is 969 km. The road distance is 896.2 km.
The best way to get from Nitra to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 24m and costs $45 - $75.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Nitra to Sofia, including transfers.
Nitra to Sofia bus services, operated by Turancar, depart from Nitra station.
Nitra to Sofia bus services, operated by Turancar, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Nitra. It is currently 1:42 PM in Nitra and 2:42 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Nitra to Sofia is 896 km. It takes approximately 9h 35m to drive from Nitra to Sofia.
What companies run services between Nitra, Slovakia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Nitra to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 16h 41m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–140
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Nitra to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Trnava to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Nitra to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Baile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Nove Zamky to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 48 4144 216
- infolines@turancar.sk
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nitra to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Băile Herculane to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
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