There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Basel by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL)plane SOF - BSL
5h 11mCHF 56–194Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
24h 19mCHF 141–247Drive 1,630 km
- Drive from Sofia to Baselcar 1,630 km
17h 32mCHF 259–374Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SOF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 25mCHF 107–276Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Basel, Bahnhofbus
27h 45mCHF 203–292Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Baselbus
30h 30mCHF 100–140
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Basel is to bus which costs SFr 100 - SFr 140 and takes 30h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Central Bus Station station and arriving at Basel. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 30h 30m.
The distance between Sofia and Basel is 1376 km. The road distance is 1630 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Basel without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 19m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Sofia to Basel, including transfers.
Sofia to Basel bus services, operated by Matpu, depart from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Basel is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus via Niš, which costs SFr 200 - SFr 300 and takes 27h 45m.
Sofia to Basel bus services, operated by Matpu, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Basel is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 9:33 PM in Sofia and 8:33 PM in Basel.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Basel, Switzerland?
Wizz Air and Lufthansa fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Basel, Bahnhof via Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 27h 45m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 100–160
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- 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 190–270
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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