There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Fanari by train, bus, taxi, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, taxi
best- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioanninabus
- Take the taxi from Ioannina to Fanaritaxi
11h 32m€153–203Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Prevezabus
- Take the bus from Preveza to Kanalákibus
13h 44m€54–85Drive 611.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Fanaricar 611.3 km
7h 7m€111–161Fly to Ioannina National Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane SOF - IOA
- Take the taxi from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Fanaritaxi
7h 43m€190–365Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Prevezabus
- Take the bus from Preveza to Kanalákibus
16h 27mFly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane SOF - PVK
- Take the bus from Preveza to Kanalákibus
11h 17m€113–418
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Fanari is to train and bus which costs €50 - €85 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Fanari is to drive which takes 7h 7m and costs €110 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Fanari. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Kanaláki via Drama, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Preveza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 27m.
The distance between Sofia and Fanari is 672 km. The road distance is 611.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Fanari without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 11h 32m and costs €150 - €210.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Sofia to Fanari, including transfers.
Sofia to Fanari bus services, operated by Kaleia, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Fanari bus services, operated by Kaleia, arrive at Drama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Fanari is 611 km. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Sofia to Fanari.
There are 180+ hotels available in Fanari.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Fanari, Epirus, Greece?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Kanaláki via Drama, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Preveza in around 16h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Preveza Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
- 1st Class
- €5–6
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +3026820 22213
- ktelprevezasonline@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelprevezas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
Bus from Preveza to Kanaláki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- kteldr@otenet.gr
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Drama to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Book at
- kteldramas.e-ticketing.gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Taxi Ioannina
- Phone
- +30 694 994 6099
- Website
- taxi-service-841.business.site
Ioannina Taxi 4Transfers
Ioannina Taxi
- Phone
- +30 693 289 0904
Liontransfer.com
- Phone
- +30 2310 302 163
- Website
- liontransfer.com
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