There are 11 ways to get from Roman to Sofia by train, bus, night train, car, plane, 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, bus
best- Take the train from Roman to Bucharesttrain Suceava - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A / ...
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
11h 20m$67–70Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Roman to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461
12h 40m$47–61Drive 732.1 km
- Drive from Roman to Sofiacar 732.1 km
8h 57m$117–169Bus to Iași International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Roman to Iasi, Autogara Vestbus
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IAS - SOF
8h 25mBus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Roman Gara CFR to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
12h 38m$62–71Train
- Take the train from Roman to Bucharesttrain Suceava - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A / ...
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
15h 25m$79–86Bus
- Take the bus from Roman to Râmnicu Vâlceabus
- Take the bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Sofiabus 983
19h 45m$53–123Train to Suceava, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Roman to Suceavatrain
- Fly from Suceava (SCV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SCV - SOF
8h 2m$112–292Bus to Iași International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Roman to Iasi, Autogara Vestbus
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane IAS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
8h 54mBus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Roman to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RMO - SOF
9h 13m$95–268Train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Roman to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
8h 57m$93–241
Roman to Sofia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Roman to Sofia is to train and night train which costs $45 - $65 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Roman to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 2m and costs $110 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Roman to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Roman Gara CFR and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Gara Basarab and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Roman to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Roman and arriving at Sofia via Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
The distance between Roman and Sofia is 750 km. The road distance is 732.1 km.
The best way to get from Roman to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 20m and costs $67 - $70.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Roman to Sofia, including transfers.
Roman to Sofia bus services, operated by Compania Micedu, depart from Roman Gara CFR station.
Roman to Sofia train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Roman station.
The best way to get from Roman to Sofia is to bus via Bucharest which takes 12h 38m and costs $60 - $75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $75 - $90 and takes 15h 25m.
What companies run services between Roman, Romania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Roman Gara CFR to Sofia Central Bus Station via Bucharest, Gara Basarab, Gara de Nord, and Bucharest in around 12h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roman to Sofia via Bucuresti Nord in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Iași International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–270
Flights from Suceava to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Iași International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Iași International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Suceava to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Suceava to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Roman to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32–35
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Roman to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Roman to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +4-0744-58.56.58
- Website
- pagebotrans.ro
Bus from Roman to Iasi, Autogara Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- pagebotrans.ro
- Phone
- +40 740 103 900
- miceducompany@gmail.com
- Website
- companiamicedu.ro
Bus from Roman Gara CFR to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- companiamicedu.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0231-517.509
- Website
- apetrans.ro
Bus from Roman Gara CFR to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- apetrans.ro
- Phone
- 0742.945.755
- contact@geo-tur.ro
- Website
- geotur.autogari.ro
Bus from Roman to Râmnicu Vâlcea
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- Schedules at
- geotur.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Roman to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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Roman to Sofia bus services, operated by Compania Micedu, arrive at Bucharest station.
Roman to Sofia train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Roman to Sofia is 732 km. It takes approximately 8h 57m to drive from Roman to Sofia.
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