There are 6 ways to get from Platariá to Sofia by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus via Thessaloníki
best- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus StationCitylines 42 / ...
12h 20m$62–95Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to SofiaRe
13h 48m$60–97Drive 611.5 km
- Drive from Platariá to Sofia611.5 km
6h 42m$129–186Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)IOA - SOF
11h 42m$103–262Bus
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Sarandë
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
16h 20mBus to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Platariá to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ATH - SOF
11h 48m$129–272
Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Platariá to Sofia is to bus via Thessaloníki which costs $60 - $100 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Platariá to Sofia is to drive which takes 6h 42m and costs $120 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Platariá to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Platariá and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Igoumenitsa and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 20m.
The distance between Platariá and Sofia is 631 km. The road distance is 611.5 km.
The best way to get from Platariá to Sofia without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 12h 20m and costs $60 - $100.
It takes approximately 12h 20m to get from Platariá to Sofia, including transfers.
Platariá to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Thesprotias, depart from Igoumenitsa station.
Platariá to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Thesprotias, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Platariá to Sofia is 611 km. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Platariá to Sofia.
There are 2035+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Platariá, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Platariá to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Igoumenitsa and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 12h 20m.
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- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
Bus from Platariá to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- contact@ahmetitravel.com
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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