There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Moscow by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane SOF - SVO
10h 20m₽11,432–43,527Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
2d 11h₽7,374–22,720Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Brnobus
- Take the bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Brest Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
42h 26m₽11,663–22,347Drive 2,499.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Moscowcar 2,499.5 km
29h 26m₽30,835–44,539Fly Sofia Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane SOF - VKO
10h 1m₽8,157–38,347Shuttle to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Fly from Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane INI - SVO
15h 15mBus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP)
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
43h 57m₽10,639–18,800Bus
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus Chișinău/Moscow
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Sofia Airport (SOF) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Moscow is to bus and train which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 23000 and takes 42h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Moscow is to fly which takes 10h 1m and costs RUB 8000 - RUB 39000.
The distance between Sofia and Moscow is 1822 km. The road distance is 2499.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Moscow without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 26m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 23000.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Sofia to Moscow, including transfers.
The best way to get from Sofia to Moscow is to fly which takes 10h 20m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 44000. Alternatively, you can bus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP), which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 19000 and takes 43h 57m.
Moscow is 1h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 11:50 AM in Sofia and 12:50 PM in Moscow.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Moscow is 2499 km. It takes approximately 29h 26m to drive from Sofia to Moscow.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Moscow, Russia?
Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, and Aeroflot Russian Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Метро «Библиотека имени Ленина» via Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Chişinău Northern Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Moscow International Bus Station, Salaryevo, Troparevo, and Метро «Тропарёво» in around 43h 57m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–43,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–70,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Tivat, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–75,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Vienna, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–85,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–41,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–60,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–38,000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Sofia Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–44,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–100,000
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–9,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,700–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,500–9,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,000–5,500
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–5,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–5,500
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–7,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽2,513
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,853–13,706
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽13,706
- Children
- ₽6,853
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,300–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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