There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Bar by bus, train, car, plane, night train, or shuttle
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Bus, train via Braşov
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Braşov to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Otacibus
- Take the train from Могилів-Подільський. to Барtrain
19h 42m₴4,940–7,300Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the train from Chisinau to Барtrain
35h 23m₴3,108–4,741Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the train from Chisinau to Барtrain
34h 3m₴3,900–5,100Drive 1,030.9 km
- Drive from Sofia to Barcar 1,030.9 km
14h 25m₴7,131–10,301Fly Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane SOF - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Otacibus
- Take the train from Могилів-Подільський. to Барtrain
14h 40mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Vinnytsia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Letychivbus
24h 46m₴4,590–6,408Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Барtrain 351Л
37h 14m₴6,003–8,597Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane OTP - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the train from Могилів-Подільський. to Барtrain
13h 17m₴15,444–25,313Fly Sofia Airport to Suceava, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Suceava (SCV)plane SOF - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava to Baltibus
- Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Otacibus
- Take the train from Могилів-Подільський. to Барtrain
17h 8m₴6,629–14,999Fly Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane SOF - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the train from Могилів-Подільський. to Барtrain
10h 19m₴4,342–11,891Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Iași International Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane OTP - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Otacibus
- Take the train from Могилів-Подільський. to Барtrain
15h 18mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Suceava, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Suceava (SCV)plane OTP - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava to Baltibus
- Take the bus from Bălți Gas Station to Otacibus
- Take the train from Могилів-Подільський. to Барtrain
15h 10m₴16,906–28,028
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Iași International Airport (IAS) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Bar is to train and night train which costs 3 100 ₴ - 4 800 ₴ and takes 35h 23m.
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The fastest way to get from Sofia to Bar is to fly and bus and train which takes 10h 19m and costs 4 300 ₴ - 12 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Bar. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Бар via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord and Chisinau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 23m.
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The distance between Sofia and Bar is 1333 km. The road distance is 1030.9 km.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Bar without a car is to bus and train via Braşov which takes 19h 42m and costs 4 900 ₴ - 7 500 ₴.
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It takes approximately 19h 42m to get from Sofia to Bar, including transfers.
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Sofia to Bar train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
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Sofia to Bar train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Bar is 1031 km. It takes approximately 14h 25m to drive from Sofia to Bar.
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There are one+ hotels available in Bar.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Bar, Vinnytsya Oblast, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bar via Veliko Tarnovo, Vinnytsia, and Letychiv in around 24h 46m.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴7,000–12,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴3,400–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,400–11,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,100–5,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,400–6,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–10,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–4,700
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–12,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–12,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–12,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–12,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–20,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,500–4,900
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–5,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,000–7,500
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴350–1,000
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- ₴350–600
- 1st Class
- ₴650–1,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴750–850
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴320–390
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴460–700
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴400–430
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Могилів-Подільський. to Бар
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴220–600
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴500–600
- Berth
- ₴220–310
- Deluxe
- ₴700–1,000
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴900–1,500
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Chisinau to Бар
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,100
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴400–700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴400–600
- 1st Class
- ₴550–700
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴300–480
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴300–430
- 1st Class
- ₴440–480
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Braşov to Soroca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Soroca to Otaci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Suceava to Balti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Iasi Airport to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Bălți Gas Station to Otaci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴180–360
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,100–4,200
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴750–1,200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴480–700
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴750–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Vinnytsia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,900–3,800
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Vinnytsia to Letychiv
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴600–900
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₴12,000–18,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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