There are 6 ways to get from Ptuj to Sofia by shuttle, bus, car, train, or plane
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Shuttle, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ptuj to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 74 / ...
12h 56m$96–115Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Sofiabus N981
16h 10m$81–118Drive 877.5 km
- Drive from Ptuj to Sofiacar 877.5 km
8h 12m$139–200Train to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ptuj to Maribortrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRZ - SOF
8h 7m$206–531Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAG - SOF
7h 21m$111–491Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
8h 26m
Ptuj to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ptuj to Sofia is to bus which costs $80 - $120 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Ptuj to Sofia is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 21m and costs $110 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Ptuj to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Ptuj - Ormoska and arriving at Sofia via Maribor bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 10m.
The distance between Ptuj and Sofia is 889 km. The road distance is 877.5 km.
The best way to get from Ptuj to Sofia without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 12h 56m and costs $95 - $120.
It takes approximately 12h 56m to get from Ptuj to Sofia, including transfers.
Ptuj to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Maribor bus station.
Ptuj to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Ptuj. It is currently 10:29 PM in Ptuj and 11:29 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Ptuj to Sofia is 877 km. It takes approximately 8h 12m to drive from Ptuj to Sofia.
What companies run services between Ptuj, Slovenia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
FlixBus operates a bus from Maribor bus station to Sofia 5 times a week. Tickets cost $75–110 and the journey takes 14h 40m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ptuj to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–11
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- $4–7
- Regional Train Ticket
- $6–7
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- $9–11
Shuttle from Ptuj to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $71
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- 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 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Maribor bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $38–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $38–41
- Private
- $120–230
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- info@easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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