There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Samara by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Sofia Airport to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane SOF - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
13h 58m₽7,225–23,225Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Rusetrain
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Samaratrain
2d 8h₽14,411–27,056Train, bus via Nazran
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Mineralnye Vodytrain
- Take the train from Mineralnye Vody to Samaratrain
3d 8h₽12,623–23,578Fly Sofia Airport to Kazan, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kazan (KZN)plane SOF - KZN
- Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
21h 42m₽8,397–24,027Shuttle to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Fly from Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane INI - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
24h 33mFly Sofia Airport to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV)plane SOF - ULV
- Take the bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Syzranbus
- Take the train from Syzran 1 to Samaratrain
23h 48m₽8,027–26,257Shuttle, shuttle to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane BEG - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
19h 18mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus stationbus 720
2d 19h₽12,393–23,538Bus, train
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Samaratrain
3d 9h₽16,179–39,105Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Samaratrain
3d 23h₽13,923–23,608
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Samara is to fly and bus which costs RUB 7000 - RUB 24000 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Samara is to fly and bus which takes 13h 58m and costs RUB 7000 - RUB 24000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Samara station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Samara Central Bus station via Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station and Saratov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Sofia and Samara is 2355 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Samara without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs RUB 14000 - RUB 28000.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Sofia to Samara, including transfers.
Sofia to Samara bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Samara bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Bucharest Gară Filaret station.
Samara is 2h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 5:01 AM in Sofia and 7:01 AM in Samara.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Samara, Russia?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Samara Central Bus station via Bucharest Gară Filaret, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station, and Saratov in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–23,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–40,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–42,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–22,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–27,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–28,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–37,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–70,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–48,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kazan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kazan via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–22,000
- Website
- flysmartavia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–28,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₽1,300–1,600
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–5,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–18,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,000–4,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,900–5,500
Train from Nazran to Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,000–7,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,100–1,700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,900–2,700
Train from Mineralnye Vody to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–7,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽19,000–27,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–7,500
Train from Syzran 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,000–1,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,700–2,500
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–6,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽14,000–20,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,400–4,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,300–6,000
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,100–7,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽17,000–24,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,100–6,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,000–7,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–6,834
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₽3,793
- Single Room
- ₽6,834
- Four Person Room
- ₽3,335
Train from Halkali to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 7(927) 745-74-57
- Website
- samppk.ru
Train from Syzran 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽228
- Schedules at
- samppk.ru
- Phone
- +7 (846) 224-25-55
- Website
- avokzal63.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- avokzal63.ru
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽178
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,100
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–3,800
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–3,800
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,871–13,741
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽13,741
- Children
- ₽6,871
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,545
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Syzran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–1,400
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
Shuttle from Niš to Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,800
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,419
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽800–1,000
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽650–900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽600–1,700
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,068
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
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