There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Balec by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj
- Drive from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Balec
9h 37m$76–87Bus via Skopje
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
12h 42m$69–123Drive 508.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Balec508.5 km
7h 40m$92–133Fly to Podgorica Airport, drive
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)SOF - TGD
- Drive from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Balec
6h 55m$94–303Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Sofia to KyustendilRe
- Take the bus from Kriva Palanka to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj
- Drive from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Balec
10h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
15h 46m$80–83Fly to Tivat Airport, drive
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tivat Airport (TIV)SOF - TIV
- Drive from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Balec
8h 14m$142–366Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)SOF - TIA
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Shkodër
9h 37m$105–295
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Podgorica Airport (TGD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Balec is to bus and drive which costs $75 - $90 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Balec is to fly and drive which takes 6h 55m and costs $90 - $310.
The distance between Sofia and Balec is 593 km. The road distance is 508.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Balec without a car is to bus via Skopje which takes 12h 42m and costs $65 - $130.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Sofia to Balec, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Balec is 509 km. It takes approximately 7h 40m to drive from Sofia to Balec.
There are 763+ hotels available in Balec.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Balec, Albania?
You can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Balec via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, and Shkoder,Rruga Teuta in around 12h 42m.
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- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kriva Palanka to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/ATP-P-R-O-L-E-T-E-R-Skopje-100064211763576/
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–29
- Schedules at
- vectortravel.eu
- Phone
- +383 (0)29 226666
- info@atmaxhatrans.com
- Website
- atmaxhatrans.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- atmaxhatrans.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Tiranë to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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