There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Leoben by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Graz, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Graz (GRZ)SOF - GRZ
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Leoben Hbf
8h 32m€137–643Bus, train via Bratislava
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leoben HbfIc
16h 36m€48–143Train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to VidinRe
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfEc / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leoben HbfIc
29h 58m€110–207Drive 1,025.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Leoben1,025.3 km
9h 35m€168–242Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)SOF - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leoben Hbf
7h 20m€53–292Fly to Klagenfurt Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)SOF - KLU
- Take the train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Leoben Hbf
11h 32m€135–431Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Graz
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Leoben HbfRe / ...
18h 8m€100–345Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler PlatzCitylines 27 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Leoben HbfIc
19h 15m€63–141
Sofia to Leoben by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Leoben is to bus and train via Bratislava which costs €45 - €150 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Leoben is to fly and train which takes 7h 20m and costs €50 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Leoben. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Leoben Hbf via Vidin, Craiova, Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 58m.
The distance between Sofia and Leoben is 876 km. The road distance is 1025.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Leoben without a car is to bus and train via Bratislava which takes 16h 36m and costs €45 - €150.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Sofia to Leoben, including transfers.
Sofia to Leoben train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Leoben is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 7:01 AM in Sofia and 6:01 AM in Leoben.
Sofia to Leoben train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Vidin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Leoben is 1025 km. It takes approximately 9h 35m to drive from Sofia to Leoben.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Leoben, Styria, Austria?
You can take a train from Sofia Sever to Leoben Hbf via Vidin, Craiova, Budapest-Keleti, and Wien Hbf in around 29h 58m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Graz via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Graz via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Graz via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Graz via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Train from Graz Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wien Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Graz Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Graz Hbf to Leoben Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–140
- Seating Carriage
- €24–30
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €48–53
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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