There are 7 ways to get from Skopia to Sofia by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Thessaloníki
best- Take the train from Florina to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
8h 52m$23–60Train, drive
- Take the train from Florina to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrichcar
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain
11h 28m$34–54Drive 388.1 km
- Drive from Skopia to Sofiacar 388.1 km
5h 26m$82–118Train, fly
- Take the train from Florina to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SKG - SOF
10h 16m$90–219Bus 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 50mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Florina to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3670 / ...
10h 16m$31–43Bus
- Take the bus from Florina to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus N980
10h 25m$31–55
Skopia to Sofia by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skopia to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $30 - $45 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Skopia to Sofia is to drive which takes 5h 26m 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 487 km. The road distance is 388.1 km.
The best way to get from Skopia to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Thessaloníki which takes 8h 52m and costs $23 - $65.
It takes approximately 8h 52m 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 26m to drive from Skopia to Sofia.
There are 2086+ 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 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
- 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
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +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
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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