There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Bucha by bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus StationGlobal Biomet
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kyiv Vydubychi
25h₴2,923–4,276Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ungheni402
- Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.351
37h 27m₴3,783–6,180Drive 1,320.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Bucha1,320.2 km
18h₴8,778–12,679Fly Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)SOF - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Dnipro Station
16h 34mBus via Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko TarnovoGroup Plus 1665 / ...
- Take the bus from Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus station
26h 38m₴3,277–5,164Train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Take the train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ungheni402
- Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.351
40h 21m₴4,236–6,620Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)OTP - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Dnipro Station
19h 36mFly Sofia Airport to Suceava, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Suceava (SCV)SOF - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus station
19h 12m₴7,235–17,175Fly Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport, drive, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Iași International Airport (IAS)SOF - IAS
- Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Ungheni
- Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.
25h 11m₴5,715–13,345
Sofia to Bucha by train
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Bucha is to bus which costs 2 900 ₴ - 4 300 ₴ and takes 25h.
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The fastest way to get from Sofia to Bucha is to drive which takes 18h and costs 8 500 ₴ - 13 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Bucha. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Bucha via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Ungheni and Kyiv-Pas.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 27m.
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The distance between Sofia and Bucha is 1640 km. The road distance is 1320.2 km.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Bucha without a car is to bus which takes 25h and costs 2 900 ₴ - 4 300 ₴.
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It takes approximately 25h to get from Sofia to Bucha, including transfers.
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Sofia to Bucha train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Bucha is to bus which takes 25h and costs 2 900 ₴ - 4 300 ₴. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 4 200 ₴ - 7 000 ₴ and takes 40h 21m.
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Sofia to Bucha train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Bucha is 1320 km. It takes approximately 18h to drive from Sofia to Bucha.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucha via Varna Central Bus Station, Vydubychi Station, Vydubychi, and Svyatoshin in around 25h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sofia Sever to Bucha via Ruse, Bucuresti Nord, Ungheni, and Kyiv-Pas. in around 40h 21m.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–9,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,300–7,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,800–13,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,200–11,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–3,700
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴5,000–21,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,900–12,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,500–18,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–7,500
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,900–4,500
- 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
- ₴380–650
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴380–550
- 1st Class
- ₴500–650
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴290–460
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴290–410
- 1st Class
- ₴420–460
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴500–900
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴500–750
- 1st Class
- ₴700–900
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴700–1,200
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,400–3,300
- 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
- ₴2,400–3,300
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴610–660
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴700–900
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴480–650
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴800–950
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴460–550
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kyiv Vydubychi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,200–3,300
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Dnipro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@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
- ₴460–700
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Suceava ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- 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
- ₴11,000–19,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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