There are 5 ways to get from Santorini caldera to Sofia Airport (SOF) by plane, car ferry, train, bus, or car
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 Santorini
best- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)JTR - SOF
3h 20m$95–290Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Take the train from Athens to ThessalonikiIc
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
19h 37m$160–267Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Drive from Port of Piraeus to Sofia Airport (SOF)
14h 39m$217–342Car ferry to Paros National Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Fly from Paros National Airport (PAS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)PAS - SOF
10h 40m$144–396Car ferry, bus, train, drive
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Take the bus from Pireaus to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to RodopolisRe
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrich
- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna FabrikaRe
22h 6m$249–314
Santorini (JTR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santorini caldera to Sofia Airport (SOF) is to fly which costs $95 - $290 and takes 3h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Santorini caldera to Sofia Airport (SOF) is to fly which takes 3h 20m and costs $95 - $290.
The distance between Santorini caldera and Sofia Airport (SOF) is 721 km.
The best way to get from Santorini caldera to Sofia Airport (SOF) without a car is to car ferry and train and bus which takes 19h 37m and costs $160 - $270.
It takes approximately 3h 20m to fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sofia Airport (SOF), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Santorini Airport to Sofia Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 25m and has one stopover.
Bulgaria Air, Ryanair, Austrian Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Santorini Airport to Sofia Airport Airport.
There are 2137+ hotels available in Sofia Airport (SOF).
What companies run services between Santorini caldera, Greece and Sofia Airport (SOF), Bulgaria?
Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, and three other airlines fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santorini to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–240
Flights from Paros National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Paros National Airport to Sofia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Santorini to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Paros National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Paros National Airport to Sofia Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Santorini to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Santorini to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Pireaus to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $64–70
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- booking@goldenstarferries.gr
- Website
- goldenstarferries.gr
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $61–62
- Website
- https://goldenstarferries.gr/en
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