There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Merisi by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Batumi International Airport, Minibus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Batumi International Airport (BUS)SOF - BUS
- Take the bus from Batumi to Keda
9h 13m$236–458Bus, Minibus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Sarpi
- Take the bus from Batumi to Keda
30h 41m$50–97Bus, Minibus via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Sarpi
- Take the bus from Batumi to Keda
29h 9m$61–80Train, car ferry, Minibus
- Take the train from Sofia to Vladimir PavlovRe
- Take the car ferry from Burgas to Batumi
- Take the bus from Batumi to Keda
2d 17h$250–293Drive 1,842.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Merisi1,842.7 km
21h 58m$291–420Fly to Rize–Artvin, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)SOF - RZV
- Take a shuttle bus from Rize-Artvin Havalimanı to Borçka bus station
- Drive from Borçka bus station to Merisi
13h 42m$99–389Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Borçka bus station
- Drive from Borçka bus station to Merisi
32h 31m$77–107
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Batumi International Airport (BUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Merisi is to bus and Minibus via Istanbul which costs $60 - $85 and takes 29h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Merisi is to fly and Minibus which takes 9h 13m and costs $230 - $460.
The distance between Sofia and Merisi is 1577 km. The road distance is 1842.7 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Merisi without a car is to bus and Minibus via Istanbul which takes 29h 9m and costs $60 - $85.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Sofia to Merisi, including transfers.
Merisi is 2h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 12:51 AM in Sofia and 2:51 AM in Merisi.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Merisi is 1843 km. It takes approximately 21h 58m to drive from Sofia to Merisi.
There are 99+ hotels available in Merisi.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Merisi, Georgia?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Merisi via Istanbul Esenler, Sultanahmet, Yusufpaşa, Istanbul Aksaray, Sarpi, Shavsheti, Batumi, and Keda in around 29h 9m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rize–Artvin via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Batumi International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–450
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rize–Artvin via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rize–Artvin via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vladimir Pavlov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $17–21
Bus from Batumi to Keda
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- polazak.rs
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Sarpi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–46
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $28–35
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $18–22
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Sarpi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–44
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $27–35
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Rize-Artvin Havalimanı to Borçka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–10
- Schedules at
- havas.net
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Borçka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- booking@portbulgariawest.com
- Website
- pbm.bg
Car ferry from Burgas to Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–260
- Website
- http://www.pbm.bg/
- Motorcycle
- $40–290
- Child ticket
- $90–120
- Adult passenger
- $230–260
- Personal Car
- $637–638
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