There are 10 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 / ...
8h 44m$35–68Train, 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$40–61Drive 388.2 km
- Drive from Skopia to Sofiacar 388.2 km
5h 40m$82–118Drive to Ohrid Airport, fly
- Drive from Skopia to Ohrid Airport (OHD)car
- Fly from Ohrid Airport (OHD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OHD - SOF
7h 38m$133–304Bus
- Take the bus from Florina to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdikabus
9h 57m$46–60Bus 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
10h 9m$89–186Bus 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
13h 3mTaxi 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
11h 43m$117–337Taxi, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly
- Take the taxi from Skopia to Kastoriataxi
- Take the bus from Kastoria to Tiranabus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIA - SOF
8h 30m
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 $35 - $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 $35 - $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 2295+ 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 Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Kozani, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Kozani, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens, Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $3–4
- 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
- $27–45
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- $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
- $20
- 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
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- $11
- Schedules at
- ktelpellas.gr
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- startravel@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kastoria to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $50–70
Kastoria Taxi
- Phone
- +30 694 705 9059
Taxi Time - Radiotaxi Kastoria
- Phone
- +30 2467 082100
Kastoria Taxi
- Phone
- +30 694 705 9059
Taxi Time - Radiotaxi Kastoria
- Phone
- +30 2467 082100
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