There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Sofia by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Santander Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SDR - SOF
4h 13m$90–217Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
37h 34m$397–753Drive 2,720.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Sofiacar 2,720.5 km
27h 23m$497–718Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BIO - SOF
10h 5m$102–232Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofiabus
42h 27m$175–188Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofiabus
44h 55m$138–206Drive, car train
- Drive from Santander to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
28h 39m$596–837
Santander Airport (SDR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Sofia is to fly which costs $90 - $220 and takes 4h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Sofia is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs $90 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Sofia via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 27m.
The distance between Santander and Sofia is 2220 km. The road distance is 2720.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Sofia without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 34m and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Santander to Sofia, including transfers.
Santander to Sofia bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Sofia is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs $90 - $220. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs $170 - $190 and takes 42h 27m.
Santander to Sofia bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 2:56 PM in Santander and 3:56 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Wizz Air flies from Santander Airport (SDR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander to Sofia via Padova in around 42h 27m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–700
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $190–250
- 1st Class
- $240–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $60–90
- 1st Class
- $120–210
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $30–45
- First Class
- $55–75
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $10–14
- 1st Class
- $14–19
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $65–100
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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