There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Helsinki by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)SOF - HEL
7h 38m€79–224Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa ZachodniaEc
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
41h 8m€139–259Train, Bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidin
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Budapest-Nyugati
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Centralna
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok
- Take the bus from Białystok Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
2d 9h€451–599Fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)SOF - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
11h 4m€103–310Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Brno
- Take the bus from Brno to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Take the bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
45h 14m€121–268Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Paracin, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Paracin, Autobuska Stanica to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
2d 17hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Take the train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
3d 9h
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Helsinki is to fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Helsinki is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2 via Brno and Krakow MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 14m.
The distance between Sofia and Helsinki is 1997 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Helsinki without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 41h 8m and costs €130 - €260.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Sofia to Helsinki, including transfers.
Sofia to Helsinki bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Helsinki is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs €75 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €270 and takes 45h 14m.
Sofia to Helsinki bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Brno station.
Book your Sofia to Helsinki bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Helsinki, Finland?
Air Baltic, Wizz Air, and four other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2 via Brno and Krakow MDA Bus Station in around 45h 14m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–33
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37–43
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €11–14
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €14–18
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49–53
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €36–37
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Białystok Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €310–440
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brno to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 16 260 013
- bane.frenki@gmail.com
- Website
- frenkikomerc.co.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Paracin, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- frenkikomerc.co.rs
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Paracin, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- litas.rs
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Paracin, Autobuska Stanica to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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