There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Nitra by plane, bus, train, or car
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 Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SOF - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus
7h 9m€51–163Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnavatrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Trnava to Nitratrain Re
14h 42m€40–61Bus, train via Budapest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain Rj
14h 25m€52–133Drive 896.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Nitracar 896.1 km
9h 38m€134–194Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain
8h 14m€45–143Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus Racic Eurobus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus 403437 / ...
15h 33m€61–131Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitrabus
20h 12m€71–120
Sofia to Nitra by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Nitra is to bus and train which costs €40 - €65 and takes 14h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Nitra is to fly and bus which takes 7h 9m and costs €50 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Nitra via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 33m.
The distance between Sofia and Nitra is 975 km. The road distance is 896.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Nitra without a car is to bus and train via Budapest which takes 14h 25m and costs €50 - €140.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Sofia to Nitra, including transfers.
Sofia to Nitra bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Nitra bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Nitra is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 5:38 AM in Sofia and 4:38 AM in Nitra.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Nitra is 896 km. It takes approximately 9h 38m to drive from Sofia to Nitra.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Nitra, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Nitra via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 15h 33m.
- 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
- €35–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- 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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Trnava to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Trnava to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 48 4144 216
- infolines@turancar.sk
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 810
- reservations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- info@levitour.sk
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
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