There are 9 ways to get from Slovakia to Bulgaria by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
5h 8m$49–193Fly Bratislava Airport to Plovdiv Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BTS - PDV
5h 40m$30–379Bus
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
12h 16m$40–60Drive 908.6 km
- Drive from Bratislava to Sofiacar 908.6 km
10h 3m$158–228Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 20m$183–502Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane VIE - VAR
5h 37m$193–382Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Žilina to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airportbus
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KRK - SOF
7h 53m$45–235Fly Bratislava Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane BTS - VAR
5h 17m$126–562Bus via Bratislava Mlynske nivy
- Take the bus from Bratislava Mlynske nivy to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3632 / ...
14h 7m$43–60
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slovakia to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $40 - $60 and takes 12h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Slovakia to Bulgaria is to bus and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $45 - $200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bratislava and arriving at Sofia. Services depart once a week, and operate Wednesday. The journey takes approximately 12h 16m.
The distance between Slovakia and Bulgaria is 880 km. The road distance is 908.6 km.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 12h 16m and costs $40 - $60.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Slovakia to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Slovakia to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Bratislava station.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Bulgaria is to bus which takes 12h 16m and costs $40 - $60. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $600 and takes 5h 17m.
Slovakia to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Slovakia. It is currently 5:03 PM in Slovakia and 6:03 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Slovakia and Bulgaria?
Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Bratislava to Sofia once a week. Tickets cost $40–60 and the journey takes 12h 16m. Alternatively, Wizz Air flies from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Varna Airport (VAR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $28–180
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $22–80
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–270
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Žilina to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bratislava Mlynske nivy to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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