There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Ohrid by bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
8h 36m$23–63Drive 391.4 km
- Drive from Sofia to Ohridcar 391.4 km
5h 37m$62–89Fly
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane SOF - OHD
6h 54m$107–445Bus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus Citylines 67
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
8h 36m$24–43Bus via Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Ohridbus
8h 52mBus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevotrain
- Take the bus from Kichevo to Ohridbus
10h 29m$28–65
Sofia to Ohrid by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Ohrid is to bus which costs $23 - $45 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Ohrid is to drive which takes 5h 37m and costs $60 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Ohrid. However, there are services departing from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and arriving at Ohrid via Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
The distance between Sofia and Ohrid is 396 km. The road distance is 391.4 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Ohrid without a car is to bus which takes 8h 36m and costs $22 - $65.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Sofia to Ohrid, including transfers.
Sofia to Ohrid bus services, operated by Makedonija Soobrakaj AD, depart from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Ohrid is to bus which takes 8h 36m and costs $22 - $65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $450 and takes 6h 54m.
Sofia to Ohrid bus services, operated by Makedonija Soobrakaj AD, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Ohrid is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 11:41 PM in Sofia and 10:41 PM in Ohrid.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Ohrid via Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 8h 36m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air, and Ulendo Airlink fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) 4 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ohrid Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
Bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
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