There are 8 ways to get from Skopia to Sofia by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Florina to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus 983 / ...
8h 44m$33–67Train, bus via Blagoevgrad
- Take the train from Florina to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain Re
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
11h 52m$39–59Drive 388.2 km
- Drive from Skopia to Sofiacar 388.2 km
5h 40m$82–118Drive to Skopje International Airport, fly
- Drive from Skopia to Skopje-Airport-SKPcar
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SKP - SOF
7h 24m$114–326Bus
- Take the bus from Florina to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdikabus
9h 57m$62Bus via Édessa
- Take the bus from Florina to Edessabus
- Take the bus from Edessa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
10h 23mTrain to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the train from Florina to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SKG - SOF
9h 54m$103–265Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Florina to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IOA - SOF
12h 23m
Skopia to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Skopia to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $30 - $70 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Skopia to Sofia is to drive which takes 5h 40m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Skopia to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Florina and arriving at Sofia Serdika via Thessaloniki, KTEL. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
The distance between Skopia and Sofia is 483 km. The road distance is 388.2 km.
The best way to get from Skopia to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 44m and costs $30 - $70.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Skopia to Sofia, including transfers.
Skopia to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Florinas, depart from Florina station.
Skopia to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Florinas, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Yes, the driving distance between Skopia to Sofia is 388 km. It takes approximately 5h 40m to drive from Skopia to Sofia.
There are 2282+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Skopia, Western Macedonia, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Florina to Sofia Serdika via Thessaloniki and Thessaloniki, KTEL in around 9h 57m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +30 2385 022 430
- info@ktelflorinas.gr
- Website
- ktel-florinas.gr
Bus from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- ktel-florinas.gr
Bus from Florina to Edessa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ktel-florinas.gr
Bus from Florina to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- ktel-florinas.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +30 23810 22800
- infoktelpellas@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelpellas.gr
Bus from Edessa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- ktelpellas.gr
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