There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Linz by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SOF - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
6h 10m€62–174Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stopbus Citylines 27 / ...
19h 50m€60–170Drive 1,129.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Linzcar 1,129.3 km
12h 20m€184–265Fly to Linz Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane SOF - LNZ
8h 9m€180–454Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SOF - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbftrain
8h 42m€136–317Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane SOF - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
9h 50m€65–247
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Linz is to fly and train which costs €60 - €180 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Linz is to fly and train which takes 6h 10m and costs €60 - €180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station station and arriving at Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop. Services depart four times a week, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 19h 50m.
The distance between Sofia and Linz is 1022 km. The road distance is 1129.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Linz without a car is to bus which takes 19h 50m and costs €60 - €170.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Sofia to Linz, including transfers.
Sofia to Linz bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Linz is to bus which takes 19h 50m and costs €60 - €170. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €180 - €460 and takes 8h 9m.
Sofia to Linz bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop station.
Linz is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 12:57 AM in Sofia and 11:57 PM in Linz.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Linz, Austria?
Citylines operates a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop 4 times a week. Tickets cost €60–85 and the journey takes 19h 50m. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Lufthansa, DAT Danish Air Transport, and Bulgaria Air fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Linz Airport (LNZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Sofia Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–450
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
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