There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Samara by plane, bus, or train
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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 23m₽7,281–22,604Bus, train via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Adjudtrain
- Take the bus from Adjud to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Samaratrain
2d 7h₽13,441–26,256Fly 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
20h 16m₽8,998–23,634Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- 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
17h 2m₽12,096–30,632Fly 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
24h 43m₽8,472–25,908Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- 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 17h₽13,861–24,761Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station 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₽15,027–35,644Train, bus
- 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₽13,307–23,656
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 9000 - RUB 24000 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Samara is to fly and bus which takes 13h 23m and costs RUB 7000 - RUB 23000.
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 Gara de Nord, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station and Saratov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Sofia and Samara is 2359 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Samara without a car is to bus and train via Bucharest which takes 2 days 7h and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 27000.
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Sofia to Samara, including transfers.
Sofia to Samara bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Samara bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Samara is 1h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 7:15 AM in Sofia and 8:15 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, Gara de Nord, Autogara Filaret, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station, and Saratov in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–26,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–28,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–22,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kazan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–35,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–38,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–50,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–23,000
- 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
- nordwindairlines.ru
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kazan via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–39,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kazan via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–45,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Adjud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Adjud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–2,400
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- ₽850–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₽1,600–2,400
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Adjud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽800–950
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Adjud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- 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
- ₽2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽12,000–18,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,700–3,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,000–5,500
Train from Syzran 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽850–2,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽850–1,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,800–2,500
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–19,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,100–4,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,400–6,500
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–7,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽16,000–23,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,700–4,900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,000–7,500
- 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
- +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
- ₽1,000–6,586
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₽3,655
- Single Room
- ₽6,586
- Four Person Room
- ₽3,214
- 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
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,576
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Adjud to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,700
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–7,500
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- 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
- ₽6,622–13,243
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽13,243
- Children
- ₽6,622
- 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
- ₽1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Syzran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–1,500
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–3,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,900–4,500
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–3,600
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- 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
- ₽1,500–2,600
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- 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
- ₽750–1,307
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽750–950
- 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
- ₽600–850
- 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
- ₽550–1,500
- 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
- ₽850–1,200
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@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
- ₽983
- 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
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- 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
- Estimated price
- ₽480–700
- 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
- Website
- 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
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