There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane SOF - SDR
9h 58m€56–161Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Salzburg Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
37h 53m€268–581Drive 2,716.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Santandercar 2,716.5 km
27h 29m€420–606Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SOF - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 40m€90–269Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane SOF - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
14h 32m€86–303Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Sofia to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Santanderbus
43h 34m€150–165Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santanderbus FlixBus 783
43h 51m€129–169Bus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3412 / ...
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.bus Alsa
2d€131–181Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Santandercar
28h 30m€498–705
Sofia to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Santander is to fly which costs €55 - €170 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Santander is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs €55 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Santander. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Santander via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 34m.
The distance between Sofia and Santander is 2214 km. The road distance is 2716.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Santander without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 53m and costs €260 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 58m to get from Sofia to Santander, including transfers.
Sofia to Santander bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Santander is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs €55 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs €150 - €170 and takes 43h 34m.
Sofia to Santander bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián station.
Santander is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 10:33 AM in Sofia and 9:33 AM in Santander.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair and Vueling Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Santander Airport (SDR) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Santander via Padova in around 43h 34m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €55–85
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €14–19
- Business
- €15–17
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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