There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Bran by train, night train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, night train
best- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.train
9h 32m$36–63Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
10h 33m$41–57Drive 517.4 km
- Drive from Sofia to Brancar 517.4 km
8h 20m$83–120Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
7h 50mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Branbus
11h 25mFly to Varna Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SOF - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
11h 18mShuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Branbus
9h 18m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Bran is to bus and train which costs $40 - $60 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Bran is to drive which takes 8h 20m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Bran. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Bran via Bucureşti and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 25m.
The distance between Sofia and Bran is 665 km. The road distance is 517.4 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Bran without a car is to train and night train which takes 9h 32m and costs $35 - $65.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Sofia to Bran, including transfers.
Sofia to Bran bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Bran bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Bran is 517 km. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Sofia to Bran.
There are 476+ hotels available in Bran.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Bran, Brașov, Romania?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bran via Bucharest, Bucureşti, Bucharest Baneasa Airport, and Bucharest in around 11h 25m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $6–11
- 1st Class
- $12–18
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–14
- 1st Class
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Buşteni Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- 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
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Bran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Bran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240–330
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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