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 T2
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)KUF - SOF
15h 15m$184–954Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Samara to Krasnodar 1
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofia
4d 3h$179–236Bus
- Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Saratov720
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Station
2d 20h$186–315Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Samara to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Główny802 / ...
- Take the train from Gdansk Glowny to Berlin HbfIc
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Sofia
3d 9h$241–426Bus, fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)KUF - INI
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
18h 17mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Samara to Moscow Vostochny Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
3d 8h$185–461
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 $170 - $240 and takes 4 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Samara to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 15h 15m and costs $180 - $1,000.
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 Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
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 20h and costs $180 - $320.
It takes approximately 15h 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 2:02 AM in Samara and 12:02 AM in Sofia.
There are 2089+ 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 Otopeni Airport, and Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Pulkovo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Sochi, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Sochi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tbilisi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Mineralnye Vody, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Tbilisi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Sochi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
- 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)
- $310–440
- 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
- $40–75
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–75
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)
- $60–90
- 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
- $15–24
- 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
- $45–230
- 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
- $89–177
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $177
- Children
- $89
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $42
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- 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
- $40–100
- 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
- $102
- 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 20 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
- $8–21
- 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
- $10–18
- 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
- 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
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
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