There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Elbasan by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SOF - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasanbus
5h 50mBus via Skopje
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Elbasanbus
10h 50m$51–63Drive 452.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Elbasancar 452.3 km
7h 9m$82–119Fly to Podgorica Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane SOF - TGD
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
12h 10m$111–307Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
12h 3m$53
Sofia to Elbasan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Elbasan is to bus which costs $53 and takes 12h 3m.
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 50m.
The distance between Sofia and Elbasan is 408 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 50m and costs $50 - $65.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Sofia to Elbasan, including transfers.
Sofia to Elbasan bus services, operated by Kaleia, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Elbasan bus services, operated by Kaleia, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Elbasan is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 3:50 AM in Sofia and 2:50 AM in Elbasan.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Elbasan is 452 km. It takes approximately 7h 9m to drive from Sofia to 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 50m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Ms-Tours/104
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
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