There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Chernobyl by plane, bus, taxi, train, night train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane SOF - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
16h 57mTrain, night train, taxi
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
- Take the taxi from Kyiv-Pas. to Chernobyltaxi
41h 59m₴3,383–5,306Bus, taxi via Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Кіптіbus
- Take the taxi from Кіпті to Chernobyltaxi
29h 50mDrive 1,420.6 km
- Drive from Sofia to Chernobylcar 1,420.6 km
20h 28m₴9,690–13,997Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus, taxi
- 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 Mohyliv-Podilskyybus
- Take the bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
19h 54mFly Sofia Airport to Suceava, bus, taxi
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Suceava (SCV)plane SOF - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kolomiya Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kolomyia to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
25h 16m₴6,036–13,911Fly Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport, bus, train, taxi
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane SOF - IAS
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălțibus
- Take the train from Бэлць-Ораш to Kyiv-Pas.train
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Кіптіbus
- Take the taxi from Кіпті to Chernobyltaxi
27h 21mBus, taxi
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Kyiv Vydubychibus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Vydubychi to Chernihiv Bus stationbus
- Take the taxi from Slavutych to Chernobyltaxi
32h 50m₴5,459–8,638
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Chernobyl is to train and night train and taxi which costs 3 300 ₴ - 5 500 ₴ and takes 41h 59m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Chernobyl is to drive which takes 20h 28m and costs 9 500 ₴ - 14 000 ₴.
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The distance between Sofia and Chernobyl is 1407 km. The road distance is 1420.6 km.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Chernobyl without a car is to bus and taxi via Veliko Tŭrnovo which takes 29h 50m and costs .
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It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from Sofia to Chernobyl, including transfers.
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Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Chernobyl is 1421 km. It takes approximately 20h 28m to drive from Sofia to Chernobyl.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Chernobyl, Ukraine?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Chernobyl. However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport (RMO), walk to Chisinau Airport, take the bus to Mohyliv-Podilskyy, walk to Mohyliv-Podilskyi, take the bus to Vinnytsia, take the bus to Kyiv, walk to Demiivska, take the subway to Kontraktova Ploscha, walk to Kontraktova Square, take the line 12 vehicle to Tarasa Shevchenka Square, walk to Kyiv Polissia, take the bus to Katyuzhanka, then take the taxi to Chernobyl. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Veliko Tarnovo, walk to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL, take the bus to Kyiv Bus station, take the bus to Кіпті, then take the taxi to Chernobyl.
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- 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 Suceava via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,600–11,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,600–11,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,600–11,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,500–10,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,600–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,000–11,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,500–9,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴4,100–17,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–7,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–4,400
- 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
- ₴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
- ₴290–470
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴290–420
- 1st Class
- ₴430–470
- 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
Train from Бэлць-Ораш to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴800–1,300
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Mohyliv-Podilskyy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴410–750
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Vinnytsia to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Kyiv to Кіпті
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Kolomyia to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴950
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhanka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴30–190
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
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
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kolomiya Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴160–230
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴700–1,200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,300
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@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
- ₴470–700
- 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
- ₴2,900–4,000
- 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
- ₴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 Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴850–1,700
- 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
- ₴2,800–4,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kyiv Vydubychi to Chernihiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴200–600
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Estimated price
- ₴500–2,000
Uklon
- Website
- uklon.com.ua
Opti
- Phone
- 579
- Website
- opti.global
Bolt app
- Website
- bolt.eu
Avrora
- Phone
- +380442271000
- Website
- avrora-taxi.kiev.ua
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