There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Lefkáda by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus StationCitylines 39 / ...
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
12h 10m€47–62Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia to BlagoevgradRe
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
12h 51m€45–64Drive 648 km
- Drive from Sofia to Lefkáda648 km
7h 45m€117–169Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)SOF - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Preveza
11h 32m€92–224Bus via Preveza
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7 / ...
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Preveza
13h 55m€46–71Fly to Preveza Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Preveza Airport (PVK)SOF - PVK
8h 18m€143–245Fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)SOF - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
11h 17m€91–202Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)SOF - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
14h 51m€98–213
Sofia to Lefkáda by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Lefkáda is to bus which costs €45 - €65 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lefkáda is to drive which takes 7h 45m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Lefkáda. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Lefkáda via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
The distance between Sofia and Lefkáda is 654 km. The road distance is 648 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lefkáda without a car is to bus which takes 12h 10m and costs €45 - €65.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Sofia to Lefkáda, including transfers.
Sofia to Lefkáda bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lefkáda is to bus which takes 12h 10m and costs €45 - €65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €250 and takes 8h 18m.
Sofia to Lefkáda bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Lefkáda is 648 km. It takes approximately 7h 45m to drive from Sofia to Lefkáda.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Lefkáda, Ionian Islands, Greece?
You can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Lefkáda via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 12h 10m. Alternatively, Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Preveza Airport (PVK) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Rhodes, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–350
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
- 1st Class
- €5–6
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +3026820 22213
- ktelprevezasonline@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelprevezas.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
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
- 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
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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