There are 6 ways to get from Samara to Sofia by bus, plane, train, or shuttle
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Bus, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KUF - SOF
13h 15m$204–854Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Saratovbus 720
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 19h$177–306Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Samara to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Głównybus 802 / ...
- Take the train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin Hbftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofiabus
3d 9h$242–427Bus, fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane KUF - INI
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
19h 7mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Samara to Moscow Vostochny Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofiabus
3d 8h$179–455Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Samara to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
4d 3h$180–236
Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samara to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $180 - $240 and takes 4 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Samara to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 13h 15m and costs $200 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Samara station to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Samara Central Bus station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Saratov, Moscow International Bus Station, Chişinău Northern Bus Station and Bucharest Gară Filaret. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Samara and Sofia is 2369 km.
The best way to get from Samara to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $170 - $310.
It takes approximately 13h 15m to get from Samara to Sofia, including transfers.
Samara to Sofia bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, depart from Samara Central Bus station.
Samara to Sofia bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, arrive at Saratov station.
Sofia is 2h behind Samara. It is currently 4:39 PM in Samara and 2:39 PM in Sofia.
There are 2114+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Samara, Russia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Samara Central Bus station to Sofia Central Bus Station via Saratov, Moscow International Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Chişinău Northern Bus Station, Bucharest Gară Filaret, and Bucharest Gară Filaret in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Pulkovo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Mineralnye Vody, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Mineralnye Vody, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Batumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Mineralnye Vody, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Samara to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $320–440
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $75–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $85–130
Train from Samara to Moscow Vostochny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
Train from Samara to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $220–310
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–90
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Samara Central Bus station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $88–176
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $176
- Children
- $88
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $37
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Główny
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $10–13
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
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