There are 9 ways to get from Poprad to Sofia by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Košice International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosicetrain
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KSC - SOF
9h 32m$77–323Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Poprad to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KRK - SOF
8h 22m$40–192Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 502 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
17h 6m$59–94Train, bus
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosicetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszaitrain Ec
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Szolnoktrain Ic
- Take the train from Szolnok to Baile Herculanetrain Ic
- Take the bus from Băile Herculane to Sofiabus
25h 41m$81–136Drive 1,003 km
- Drive from Poprad to Sofiacar 1,003 km
10h 36m$175–252Train, shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosicetrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Košice to Budapest Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BUD - SOF
9h 24m$76–245Train, train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
9h 43m$59–238Bus
- Take the bus from Poprad to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N986 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofiabus N982
19h 50m$90–162Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosicetrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Košice to Niš Hotal Ambasadorbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
19h 56m$125–152
Poprad to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poprad to Sofia is to train and bus via Bratislava which costs $55 - $95 and takes 17h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Poprad to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 8h 22m and costs $35 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Poprad to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Poprad and arriving at Sofia via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 50m.
The distance between Poprad and Sofia is 811 km. The road distance is 1003 km.
The best way to get from Poprad to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Bratislava which takes 17h 6m and costs $55 - $95.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Poprad to Sofia, including transfers.
Poprad to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Poprad station.
Poprad to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Poprad. It is currently 10:06 PM in Poprad and 11:06 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Poprad to Sofia is 1003 km. It takes approximately 10h 36m to drive from Poprad to Sofia.
What companies run services between Poprad, Slovakia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Poprad to Sofia via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 19h 50m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $26–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Baile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $9–14
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Băile Herculane to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Poprad to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Poprad to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Košice to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Košice to Niš Hotal Ambasador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- 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
- $21–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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