There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Bucha by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane SOF - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
12h 8mTrain, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the train from Chisinau to Kyiv-Pas.train 352
41h 17m₴2,556–4,821Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain
- Take the bus from Shumen to Varnabus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Teremkybus
24h 57m₴3,556–5,649Drive 1,317.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Buchacar 1,317.7 km
17h 57m₴9,099–13,143Shuttle 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)plane OTP - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
15h 6mFly Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport, bus
- 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 bus from Otaci to Vinnytsia 2 Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
18h 4mFly Sofia Airport to Suceava, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Suceava (SCV)plane SOF - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Chernivtsi to Kolomyiatrain
- Take the bus from Kolomyia to Kyivbus
17h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Autoscrap to Kyiv Bus stationbus
27h 12m₴3,632–4,832Bus via Sector 2
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus Gns-04 / ...
28h 38m₴3,791–4,996Bus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus Chişinău-Kyiv / ...
35h 38m₴5,967–8,615
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Bucha is to train and night train which costs 2 500 ₴ - 4 900 ₴ and takes 41h 17m.
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The fastest way to get from Sofia to Bucha is to drive which takes 17h 57m and costs 9 000 ₴ - 14 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Bucha. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Bucha via Stara Zagora Autoscrap, Kyiv and Kyiv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 12m.
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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, Chisinau and Kyiv-Pas.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 17m.
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The distance between Sofia and Bucha is 1295 km. The road distance is 1317.7 km.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Bucha without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 57m and costs 3 500 ₴ - 6 000 ₴.
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It takes approximately 12h 8m to get from Sofia to Bucha, including transfers.
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Sofia to Bucha bus services, operated by Doris Bus, depart from Sofia station.
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Sofia to Bucha train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
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Sofia to Bucha bus services, operated by Doris Bus, arrive at Stara Zagora station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Bucha via Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora Autoscrap, Kyiv, and Kyiv in around 27h 12m.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,500–10,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,600–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,500–9,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,000–11,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–3,900
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,500–10,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–11,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,200–17,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–4,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,600–13,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–7,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴550–950
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴550–800
- 1st Class
- ₴750–950
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴390–650
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴390–550
- 1st Class
- ₴550–650
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
- ₴300–420
- 1st Class
- ₴430–480
- 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
- ₴850–1,500
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Chisinau to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Chernivtsi to Kolomyia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- ₴220–300
- Deluxe
- ₴600–850
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Soroca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Soroca to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Otaci to Vinnytsia 2 Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Vinnytsia to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Kolomyia to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shumen to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴280–490
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Teremky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–4,200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- 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/
- 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 Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,100–4,100
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴170–1,000
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sofia to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴732
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Stara Zagora Autoscrap to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,900–4,100
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴700–1,100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,000–3,900
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
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