There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Odesa by bus, car, shuttle, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Group Plus 1697 / ...
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Stationbus
15h 5m₴1,963–2,703Drive 917.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Odesacar 917.7 km
12h 12m₴6,249–9,026Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane OTP - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus
9h 50mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Stationbus
16h 17m₴2,141–3,358Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Starosinna Bus Stationbus
17h 50m₴14,098–19,233Bus via Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP)
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminalbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pryvoz Bus Stationbus Odesa-Bucharest Airport / ...
23h 38m₴2,239–3,392Fly Sofia Airport to Varna Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SOF - VAR
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Stationbus
10h 56m₴4,156–8,626Fly Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane SOF - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus
6h 48mFly Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane SOF - IAS
- Take the bus from Iași to Albiţa Borderbus
- Take the bus from Albiţa Border to Causenibus
- Take the bus from Causeni to Odessa stationbus
13h 38m₴6,526–16,126Fly Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Odesabus
12h 39m₴4,026–9,226
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Odesa is to bus which costs 1 900 ₴ - 2 700 ₴ and takes 15h 5m.
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The fastest way to get from Sofia to Odesa is to fly and bus which takes 10h 56m and costs 4 100 ₴ - 9 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Odesa station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Starosinna Bus Station via Varna Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 5m.
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The distance between Sofia and Odesa is 1032 km. The road distance is 917.7 km.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Odesa without a car is to bus which takes 15h 5m and costs 1 900 ₴ - 2 700 ₴.
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It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Sofia to Odesa, including transfers.
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Sofia to Odesa bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
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Sofia to Odesa bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Varna Central Bus Station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Odesa is 918 km. It takes approximately 12h 12m to drive from Sofia to Odesa.
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There are 1632+ hotels available in Odesa.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Odesa, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Station via Varna Central Bus Station in around 15h 5m.
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- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,600–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,500–10,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,100–8,500
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–5,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,100–8,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,300–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–14,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–3,700
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–4,600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–7,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴550–800
- 1st Class
- ₴750–1,000
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴850–1,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴260–310
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₴12,000–18,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴470–700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (050) 3360-736
- Website
- turist.in.ua
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Starosinna Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,800
- Schedules at
- turist.in.ua
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴800–1,200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pryvoz Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,200
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Iași to Albiţa Border
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Albiţa Border to Causeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Causeni to Odessa station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Odesa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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