There are 7 ways to get from Pogradec to Bulgaria by bus, car, plane, train, or shuttle
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Bus via Thessaloníki
best- Take the bus from Pogradec to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 42 / ...
10h 28m$66–89Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Prrenjas to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
11h 56m$38–65Drive 429.1 km
- Drive from Pogradec to Sofiacar 429.1 km
6h 21m$78–113Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIA - SOF
9h 59mBus, train
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain
11h 21m$65–92Bus #2
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
12h 48mBus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Thessalonikibus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SKG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 43m$235–556
Pogradec to Bulgaria by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pogradec to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $35 - $65 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Pogradec to Bulgaria is to drive which takes 6h 21m and costs $75 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Pogradec to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Pogradec and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 28m.
The distance between Pogradec and Bulgaria is 570 km. The road distance is 429.1 km.
The best way to get from Pogradec to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 10h 28m and costs $65 - $90.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Pogradec to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Pogradec to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Pogradec station.
Pogradec to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Pogradec. It is currently 11:19 AM in Pogradec and 12:19 PM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Pogradec to Bulgaria is 429 km. It takes approximately 6h 21m to drive from Pogradec to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Pogradec, Albania and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Pogradec to Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Thessaloniki and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 10h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Pogradec to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mëmëlisht to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $11–16
- 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
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Prrenjas to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- $26–40
- 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
- $19–30
- 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
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $54
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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