There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Ningbo by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Sofia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)SOF - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
19h 7m¥2,754–8,294Fly Sofia Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)SOF - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
20h 36m¥1,776–6,143Drive 10,161.6 km
- Drive from Sofia to Ningbo10,161.6 km
5d 7h¥11,363–16,413Fly Sofia Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)SOF - NGB
18h 43m¥2,008–7,010Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)SKG - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
23h 14m¥2,003–5,985Fly Sofia Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)SOF - SHA
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
23h 23m¥1,914–6,244Bus to Istanbul, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)IST - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
22h 55m¥2,116–5,150Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)BEG - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
23h 32m¥3,348–6,111Bus to Skopje International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)SKP - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
26h 51m¥2,557–8,896
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Ningbo is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥2100 - ¥5500 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Ningbo is to fly which takes 18h 43m and costs ¥2000 - ¥7000.
The distance between Sofia and Ningbo is 8718 km. The road distance is 10161.6 km.
It takes approximately 19h 7m to get from Sofia to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 6h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 9:20 PM in Sofia and 3:20 AM in Ningbo.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Ningbo is 10162 km. It takes approximately 5 days 7h to drive from Sofia to Ningbo.
There are 85+ hotels available in Ningbo.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Ningbo, China?
Ryanair, Shanghai Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Istanbul, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,900
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–9,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,500
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Istanbul, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–7,000
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–480
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥130–180
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥180–310
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–240
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥260–360
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- 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
- ¥309–310
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
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