There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Deva by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus via Drobeta-Turnu Severin
best- Take the bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Târgu Jiubus
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Devabus
13h 57mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Devatrain
16h 12m$46–56Drive 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
11h 6mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Timișoarabus 1950
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Devabus 3908 / ...
14h 45m$55–95Shuttle 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
10h 9mFly 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 43m$70–247Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane OTP - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Devatrain
11h 16m$337–526Fly 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 27m$102–227Fly Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane SOF - OMR
- Take the train from Oradea to Aradtrain
- Take the train from Arad to Devatrain
18h 13m$96–252
Sofia to Deva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Deva is to train which costs $45 - $60 and takes 16h 12m.
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 Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Târgu Jiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 57m.
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 592 km. The road distance is 521.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Deva without a car is to bus via Drobeta-Turnu Severin which takes 13h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 57m 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 via Drobeta-Turnu Severin which takes 13h 57m and costs . 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 Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Târgu Jiu in around 13h 57m. 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
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- 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
- $40–90
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- 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
- $24–26
- 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
- $42–46
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Oradea to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Arad to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Timișoara to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- transolteanutour@yahoo.com
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.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
- $270–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
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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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