There are 8 ways to get from Novi Sad to Sofia by shuttle, plane, bus, train, or car
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Shuttle, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BEG - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
6h 14m$151–416Train, bus via Kostenets
cheapest- Take the train from Novi Sad to Novi BeogradRe / ...
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokov
12h 57m$34–52Train, bus
- Take the train from Novi Sad to Novi BeogradRe / ...
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
11h 15m$42–60Train, shuttle, bus via Niš
- Take the train from Novi Sad to Novi BeogradRe / ...
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to NisIr / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
12h 40mDrive 533.3 km
- Drive from Novi Sad to Samokov533.3 km
6h 4m$84–122Shuttle, fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)BEG - INI
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
8h 42mBus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
12h 24m$56–80Train, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Novi Sad to Beograd CentarRe / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd Centar to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
10h 27m
Novi Sad to Sofia by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Novi Sad to Sofia is to train and bus via Kostenets which costs $30 - $55 and takes 12h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Novi Sad to Sofia is to drive which takes 6h 4m and costs $80 - $130.
The distance between Novi Sad and Sofia is 484 km. The road distance is 533.3 km.
The best way to get from Novi Sad to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 15m and costs $40 - $60.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Novi Sad to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Novi Sad. It is currently 3:51 AM in Novi Sad and 4:51 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Novi Sad to Sofia is 533 km. It takes approximately 6h 4m to drive from Novi Sad to Sofia.
There are 548+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Novi Sad, Serbia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot via Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, Central Station, Serdika, Sofia Serdika, Sofia University, and Sofia Vasil Levski Monument in around 12h 24m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $27–270
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Sad to Novi Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- $3–4
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Novi Beograd to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- $8–10
- 1st Class
- $12–16
Train from Novi Sad to Beograd Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Novi Sad to Novi Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- $3–5
- First Class
- $8–9
Train from Novi Sad to Beograd Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- $4–5
- First Class
- $8–10
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +381 21 523 863
- autoturist.ns@gmail.com
- Website
- autoturist-ns.com
Shuttle from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $71–213
- Schedules at
- autoturist-ns.com
- Private Transfer
- $213
- Shared Transfer
- $71
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Samokov Lidl Parking Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 11 37 74 156
- auto.kodeks.pirot@gmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +381 177421201
- office@kavim-vranje.rs
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- kavimjedinstvo.rs
- Pricing
- $26–35
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- info@vitosprint.com
- Website
- vitosprint.com
Shuttle from Beograd Centar to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- vitosprint.com
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