There are 8 ways to get from Skopia to Sofia by train, bus, car, plane, or taxi
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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 / ...
9h 2m$30–55Train, 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 / ...
12h 18m$35–53Drive 388.3 km
- Drive from Skopia to Sofiacar 388.3 km
5h 36m$82–118Train 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
10h 25m$79–198Bus via Ptolemaḯda
- Take the bus from Florina to Ptolemaidabus
- Take the bus from Ptolemaida to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
9h 50mBus
- Take the bus from Florina to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdikabus
9h 57m$45–60Taxi to Aristotelis Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Skopia to Aristotelis Airport (KSO)taxi
- Fly from Aristotelis Airport (KSO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KSO - SOF
10h 36m$107–288Bus, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Florina to Ptolemaidabus
- Take the bus from Ptolemaida to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IOA - SOF
14h 15m
Skopia to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skopia to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $29 - $55 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Skopia to Sofia is to drive which takes 5h 36m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Skopia to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Florina and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Ptolemaida and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 50m.
The distance between Skopia and Sofia is 483 km. The road distance is 388.3 km.
The best way to get from Skopia to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 2m and costs $29 - $55.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Skopia to Sofia, including transfers.
Skopia to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Kozanis, depart from Florina station.
Skopia to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Kozanis, arrive at Ptolemaida station.
Yes, the driving distance between Skopia to Sofia is 388 km. It takes approximately 5h 36m to drive from Skopia to Sofia.
There are 2255+ 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 Serdica Bus Station via Ptolemaida and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 9h 50m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Kozani, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Kozani, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens, Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens, Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–9
- 1st Class
- $8–10
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 2461034454
- info@ktelkozanis.gr
- Website
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Florina to Ptolemaida
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Book at
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Ptolemaida to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Book at
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Ptolemaida to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Book at
- ktelkozanis.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
- $20
- Schedules at
- ktel-florinas.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
Taxi Time - Radiotaxi Kastoria
- Phone
- +30 2467 082100
Kastoria Taxi
- Phone
- +30 694 705 9059
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