There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Debrecen by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
6h 57mFt 17,345–58,549Bus, train via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Sofia to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Cegledtrain Ic
- Take the train from Cegled to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
15h 14mFt 20,877–31,851Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N982
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus stationbus N910
18h 46mFt 26,336–45,558Drive 722.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Debrecencar 722.2 km
9h 45mFt 42,709–61,691Fly to Debrecen International Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane SOF - DEB
8h 41mFt 78,613–291,870Fly to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane SOF - OMR
- Take the train from Biharkeresztes to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Debrecentrain
13h 58mFt 28,643–81,557Fly to Košice International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane SOF - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszaitrain
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Debrecentrain
13h 12mFt 35,875–120,026Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Băile Herculanebus
- Take the train from Baile Herculane to Bekescsabatrain Ir
- Take the bus from Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás to Debrecen, autóbusz-állomásbus
19h 34mFt 23,190–31,990
Sofia to Debrecen by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Debrecen is to bus and train which costs 23 000 Ft - 32 000 Ft and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Debrecen is to fly and train which takes 6h 57m and costs 17 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Debrecen station. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 46m.
The distance between Sofia and Debrecen is 842 km. The road distance is 722.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Debrecen without a car is to bus and train via Belgrade which takes 15h 14m and costs 20 000 Ft - 32 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Sofia to Debrecen, including transfers.
Sofia to Debrecen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Debrecen is to bus which takes 18h 46m and costs 26 000 Ft - 46 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 75 000 Ft - 300 000 Ft and takes 8h 41m.
Sofia to Debrecen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Debrecen is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 10:41 AM in Sofia and 9:41 AM in Debrecen.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Debrecen, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 18h 46m. Alternatively, Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–44,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–95,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–300,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Vienna, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–290,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–140,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–120,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–110,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–130,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–90,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–130,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–95,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–80,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–90,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–60,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–70,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Cegled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–2,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Cegled to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–3,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Biharkeresztes to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 950–1,100
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 850–1,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,300–2,800
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- putnik.info@srbvoz.rs
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,300–3,900
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 2,300–2,700
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,100–3,900
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- info@zpcg.me
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–6,300
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- Ft 3,000–3,400
- First Class
- Ft 5,900–6,300
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,600–3,000
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Baile Herculane to Bekescsaba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–10,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Sofia to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–19,000
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Băile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás to Debrecen, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,000–4,600
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Schedules at
- https://emma.mav.hu/#/route?ui_activeItinerary=-1
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