There are 4 ways to get from Sofia to Balkans by bus, train, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Borbus
5h 24mTrain, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain 7624
- Drive from Vidin to Balkanscar
6h 35mRSD 2,167–3,377Drive 213.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Balkanscar 213.8 km
3h 14mRSD 3,356–4,848Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Šarbanovacbus
7h 55m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Balkans is to train and drive which costs RSD 2100 - RSD 3400 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Balkans is to drive which takes 3h 14m and costs RSD 3300 - RSD 4900.
The distance between Sofia and Balkans is 261 km. The road distance is 213.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Balkans without a car is to bus which takes 5h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Sofia to Balkans, including transfers.
Balkans is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 10:11 AM in Sofia and 9:11 AM in Balkans.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Balkans is 214 km. It takes approximately 3h 14m to drive from Sofia to Balkans.
There are 82+ hotels available in Balkans.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Balkans, Serbia?
You can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Balkans via Pirot, Main Bus Station and Bor in around 5h 24m.
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- RSD 950–1,400
- 1st Class
- RSD 1,300–1,600
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,200–2,900
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 10 310 600
- maxatourspi@gmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Bor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RSD 2,460–2,520
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 19 542 888
- motoboemtrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Šarbanovac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- redvoznje.net
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