There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Deva by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Sofia to Caransebeșbus 1950
- Take the bus from Oţelu Roşu to Devabus
13h 54m$46–65Bus via Timișoara
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia to Timișoarabus 1950
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Devabus 3908 / ...
14h 45m$18–80Train
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Devatrain
16h 12m$47–58Drive 521.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Devacar 521.8 km
8h 5m$84–121Fly Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane SOF - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Devabus
10h 9m$90–238Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane OTP - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Devabus
9h 51m$339–565Fly Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane SOF - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Devatrain
10h 24m$84–230Fly Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Devatrain
13h 23m$105–224
Sofia to Deva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Deva is to bus via Timișoara which costs $17 - $80 and takes 14h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Deva is to drive which takes 8h 5m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Deva. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Deva via Caransebeş and Oţelu Roşu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Deva. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Deva via Vidin and Craiova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 12m.
The distance between Sofia and Deva is 584 km. The road distance is 521.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Deva without a car is to bus which takes 13h 54m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 13h 54m to get from Sofia to Deva, including transfers.
Sofia to Deva bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Deva train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Deva is to bus which takes 13h 54m and costs $45 - $65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $45 - $60 and takes 16h 12m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Deva, Romania?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Deva via Caransebeș, Caransebeş, and Oţelu Roşu in around 13h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sofia to Deva via Vidin and Craiova in around 16h 12m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–100
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $13–16
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Alba Iulia to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43–47
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Caransebeș
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Timișoara to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0722 23 89 69
- alexandros_tur@yahoo.com
- Website
- alexandrostur.com
Bus from Oţelu Roşu to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- alexandrostur.com
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–27
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- 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
- $280–430
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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More Questions & Answers
Sofia to Deva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Timișoara station.
Sofia to Deva train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Vidin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Deva is 522 km. It takes approximately 8h 5m to drive from Sofia to Deva.
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