There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Pilsen by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)SOF - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Plzeň
6h 28mKč 1,462–3,842Bus, train via Brno
- Take the bus from Sofia to Brno
- Take the train from Brno Main Train Station to Prague Main Train Station
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni NadraziIc / ...
19h 34mKč 1,738–2,615Drive 1,272.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Pilsen1,272.2 km
14h 44mKč 4,649–6,715Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)SOF - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
9h 33mFly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)SOF - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
9h 27mKč 3,162–7,232Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN FlorencRacic Eurobus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni NadraziIc / ...
20h 27mKč 1,853–2,585Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN FlorencN982
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni NadraziIc / ...
26h 17mKč 3,173–4,333Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Pilsen
14h 25mKč 7,164–10,026
Sofia to Pilsen by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Pilsen is to bus and train via Brno which costs 1 700 Kč - 2 700 Kč and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Pilsen is to fly and bus which takes 6h 28m and costs 1 400 Kč - 3 900 Kč.
The distance between Sofia and Pilsen is 1179 km. The road distance is 1272.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Pilsen without a car is to bus and train via Brno which takes 19h 34m and costs 1 700 Kč - 2 700 Kč.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Sofia to Pilsen, including transfers.
Pilsen is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 9:44 AM in Sofia and 8:44 AM in Pilsen.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Pilsen is 1272 km. It takes approximately 14h 44m to drive from Sofia to Pilsen.
There are 221+ hotels available in Pilsen.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Pilsen, Czechia?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Pilsen. However, you can take the line 84 shuttle to Terminal 1, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), walk to Prague, then take the bus to Plzeň. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Brno, Brno Main Train Station, and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 19h 34m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–9,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–5,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–5,500
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–3,300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–7,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Brno Main Train Station to Prague Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–410
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–310
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Kč 150–220
- 1st Class
- Kč 240–310
- Business
- Kč 266–267
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–800
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 990–1,040
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 400–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–2,700
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Prague to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–3,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Kč 950–1,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,700
- 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 Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–2,100
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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