There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Butrint by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, drive
best- Take the train from Sofia to BlagoevgradRe
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Drive from Ioannina to Butrint
12h 6m$70–108Drive 645 km
- Drive from Sofia to Butrint645 km
7h 48m$117–169Fly, drive
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)SOF - IOA
- Drive from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Butrint
9h 12m$104–266Bus via Struga
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Struga
- Take the bus from Struga to Sarandë
13h 16m$71–76Bus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
13h 41mBus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)Citylines 67
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
13h 41mBus #3
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Sarandë
17h 10m$90
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Butrint is to bus via Struga which costs $71 - $76 and takes 13h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Butrint is to drive which takes 7h 48m and costs $110 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Butrint. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Butrint via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Struga and Sarande,Posta Shqiptare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 16m.
The distance between Sofia and Butrint is 708 km. The road distance is 645 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Butrint without a car is to bus via Struga which takes 13h 16m and costs $71 - $76.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Sofia to Butrint, including transfers.
Sofia to Butrint bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Butrint bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) station.
Butrint is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 6:41 PM in Sofia and 5:41 PM in Butrint.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Butrint is 645 km. It takes approximately 7h 48m to drive from Sofia to Butrint.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Butrint, Albania?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Butrint via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Struga, Sarandë, and Sarande,Posta Shqiptare in around 13h 16m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- Phone
- +389046787467
- eurolinia6@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- vakcare@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Struga to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Struga to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- 001 267-805-2830
- Website
- albanianbus.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- https://albanianbus.com/wordpress/
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