There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Lin by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus via Podmolje
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)Citylines 67
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podmolje
8h 56m$27–35Drive 412.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Lin412.8 km
6h$75–108Fly to Ohrid Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)SOF - OHD
9h 4m$101–439Bus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Qafe Thane
9h 37m$49–75Bus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)Citylines 67
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Qafe Thane
9h 37m$51–58Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevo
- Take the bus from Kichevo to Orovnik
10h 1mBus via Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Struga
10h 22mFly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)SOF - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Prrenjas
9h 33m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Lin is to bus via Podmolje which costs $26 - $35 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lin is to drive which takes 6h and costs $70 - $110.
The distance between Sofia and Lin is 432 km. The road distance is 412.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lin without a car is to bus which takes 9h 37m and costs $45 - $80.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Sofia to Lin, including transfers.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lin is to bus via Podmolje which takes 8h 56m and costs $26 - $35. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $440 and takes 9h 4m.
Lin is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 2:21 AM in Sofia and 1:21 AM in Lin.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Lin is 413 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Sofia to Lin.
There are 370+ hotels available in Lin.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Lin, Qarku i Korçës, Albania?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Lin via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Podmolje in around 8h 56m. Alternatively, Wizz Air, Air Serbia, and Ulendo Airlink fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) 5 times a week.
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- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podmolje
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
Bus from Kichevo to Orovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- vakcare@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podmolje
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Kichevo to Orovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Qafe Thane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Prrenjas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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