There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Basel by plane, bus, car, car train, or train
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Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL)SOF - BSL
5h 13mCHF 37–174Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-StrasseUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3635
25h 45mCHF 60–140Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Basel
15h 55mCHF 292–414Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)SOF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 22mCHF 87–208Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Basel, Bahnhof
27h 45mCHF 248–253Drive 1,630.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Basel1,630.1 km
17h 27mCHF 260–375
Sofia to Basel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 35 - SFr 180 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and arriving at Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse. Services depart once a week, and operate Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 25h 45m.
The distance between Sofia and Basel is 1372 km. The road distance is 1630.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Basel without a car is to bus which takes 25h 45m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Sofia to Basel, including transfers.
Sofia to Basel bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 140 and takes 25h 45m.
Sofia to Basel bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse station.
Basel is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 1:15 AM in Sofia and 12:15 AM in Basel.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Basel, Switzerland?
Wizz Air and Lufthansa fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL) once daily. Alternatively, Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse once a week. Tickets cost CHF 60–90 and the journey takes 25h 45m. Yubim also services this route once a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–23
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 230
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
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