There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Linköping by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly to Linköping City Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)SOF - LPI
10h 8mkr 656–2,606Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische StrasseRacic Eurobus
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Linköping CentralstationSnälltåget
38h 41mkr 1,440–2,039Train
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidin
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Budapest-NyugatiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Hamburg HbfRj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Linköping Centralstation344 / ...
2d 1hkr 3,094–4,566Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Linköping
25h 12mkr 4,389–14,385Fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)SOF - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
9h 40mkr 1,146–3,096Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Belgrade New Bus StationCitylines 1 / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Linköping
39h 50mBus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Kosovska Mitrovica
- Take the bus from Kosovska Mitrovica to Linköping
46h 16mDrive 2,729.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Linköping2,729.8 km
27h 44mkr 4,755–6,868
Sofia to Linköping by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Linköping is to fly which costs 650 kr - 2700 kr and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Linköping is to fly and train which takes 9h 40m and costs 1100 kr - 3100 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Linköping. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Linköping via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Linköping station. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Linköping Centralstation via Vidin, Craiova, Budapest-Nyugati and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Sofia and Linköping is 1839 km. The road distance is 2729.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Linköping without a car is to bus and train which takes 38h 41m and costs 1400 kr - 2100 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from Sofia to Linköping, including transfers.
Sofia to Linköping bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Linköping train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Linköping is to fly which takes 10h 8m and costs 650 kr - 2700 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 3000 kr - 4600 kr and takes 2 days 1h, you could also bus via Belgrade, which costs and takes 39h 50m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Linköping, Sweden?
Bulgaria Air, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Linköping City Airport (LPI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sofia to Linköping Centralstation via Vidin, Craiova, Budapest-Nyugati, and Hamburg Hbf in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Linköping City Airport via Vienna, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Linköping City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Linköping City Airport via Budapest, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Linköping City Airport via Prague, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,500
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 130–300
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 85–150
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 85–130
- 1st Class
- kr 120–150
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 125–140
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 530–580
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- kr 1,800–2,700
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–9,500
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- kr 4,600–5,200
- Car Compartment
- kr 8,500–9,500
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,000
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 240–410
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 409–410
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Linköping
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- 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
- kr 200–270
- 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
- kr 208
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 028/460-038
- info@kolasinprevoz.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Kosovska Mitrovica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 100–120
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular one-way price
- kr 100–120
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kosovska Mitrovica to Linköping
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Sofia to Linköping bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Belgrade New Bus Station.
Linköping is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 9:40 PM in Sofia and 8:40 PM in Linköping.
Sofia to Linköping train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Vidin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Linköping is 2730 km. It takes approximately 27h 44m to drive from Sofia to Linköping.
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