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
14h 10m$94–304Train, bus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP)
- Take the train from Samara to Kazansky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
2d 9h$190–344Bus, 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 7mBus
- 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$175–319Train, 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$180–456Train, 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 to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
4d 3h$180–237
Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samara to Sofia is to bus and fly which costs $90 - $310 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Samara to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 14h 10m and costs $90 - $310.
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 train and bus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) which takes 2 days 9h and costs $190 - $350.
It takes approximately 14h 10m 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 5:29 AM in Samara and 3:29 AM in Sofia.
There are 2130+ 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
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Sochi, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Pulkovo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Mineralnye Vody, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Batumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Samara to Kazansky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $160–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–70
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
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–20
- 1st Class
- $19–24
- 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
- $14–23
- 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
- +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
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- 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
- +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
- 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
- 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
- $104
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $10–13
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- 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 to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
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