There are 4 ways to get from Shanghai to Sofia by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PVG - SOF
19h 21m$229–710Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SHA - SOF
21h 4m$212–752Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane WUX - SOF
21h 47m$255–917Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane PVG - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
22h 50m
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sofia is to fly which costs $220 - $750 and takes 19h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sofia is to fly which takes 19h 21m and costs $220 - $750.
The distance between Shanghai and Sofia is 8394 km.
It takes approximately 19h 21m to get from Shanghai to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:19 AM in Shanghai and 9:19 PM in Sofia.
There are 2130+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Turkish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Xi An, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Xi An, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Capital, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–10
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
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