There are 11 ways to get from Sofia to Roman by bus, night train, train, shuttle, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, night train, train
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Romantrain
12h$51–64Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Romantrain
12h 25m$48–62Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Horiabus
12h 25m$300–436Drive 730.6 km
- Drive from Sofia to Romancar 730.6 km
8h 46m$117–169Fly Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane SOF - IAS
- Take the train from Iasi to Romantrain
10h 3m$60–258Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus N980
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Roman Gara CFRbus
13h 57m$56–85Fly Sofia Airport to Suceava, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Suceava (SCV)plane SOF - SCV
- Take the train from Suceava to Romantrain
7h 59m$97–284Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Suceava, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Suceava (SCV)plane OTP - SCV
- Take the train from Suceava to Romantrain
9h 11m$340–579Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Iași International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane OTP - IAS
- Take the train from Iasi to Romantrain
10h 45m$328–503Fly Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Romantrain
9h 45m$90–213Fly Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane SOF - RMO
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bacăubus
- Take the bus from Bacău to Romanbus
8h 47m$107–279
Sofia to Roman by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Roman is to train and night train which costs $45 - $65 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Roman is to fly and train which takes 7h 59m and costs $95 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Roman. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Roman Gara CFR via Complex Apusului and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Roman. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Roman via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
The distance between Sofia and Roman is 793 km. The road distance is 730.6 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Roman without a car is to bus and night train and train which takes 12h and costs $50 - $65.
It takes approximately 12h to get from Sofia to Roman, including transfers.
Sofia to Roman bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Roman train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
Sofia to Roman bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Roman, Romania?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Roman Gara CFR via București, Autogara Militari, Complex Apusului, Gara Basarab, and Bucharest in around 13h 57m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Iași International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Suceava via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $33–36
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Suceava to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Iasi to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Suceava to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- $270–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +4-0745-797.976
- Website
- hermes.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Horia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- hermes.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0725-976.856
- Website
- companiamicedu.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Roman Gara CFR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- companiamicedu.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0231-517.509
- Website
- apetrans.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Roman Gara CFR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- apetrans.ro
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bacău
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Bacău to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
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