There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Elbasan by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus via Skopje
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus Citylines 67
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Elbasanbus
10h 30m$39–44Drive 452.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Elbasancar 452.3 km
7h 9m$82–119Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SOF - TIA
8h 26m$61–171Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevotrain
- Take the bus from Kichevo to Librazhdbus
11h 27mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
12h 3m$48Fly to Ohrid Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane SOF - OHD
- Take the bus from Struga to Elbasanbus
9h 7m$106–445
Sofia to Elbasan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Elbasan is to bus via Skopje which costs $39 - $44 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Elbasan is to drive which takes 7h 9m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Elbasan. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Elbasan via Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Sofia and Elbasan is 466 km. The road distance is 452.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Elbasan without a car is to bus via Skopje which takes 10h 30m and costs $39 - $44.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Sofia to Elbasan, including transfers.
Sofia to Elbasan bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Elbasan is to bus via Skopje which takes 10h 30m and costs $39 - $44. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $60 - $180 and takes 8h 26m.
Sofia to Elbasan bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) station.
Elbasan is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 9:36 PM in Sofia and 8:36 PM in Elbasan.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Elbasan, Albania?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Elbasan via Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 10h 30m. Alternatively, Bulgaria Air, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) once daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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
- $15–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Kichevo to Librazhd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- $13–35
- 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
- $27–40
- 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
- $30–40
- 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
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Struga to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
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