There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Shabla by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SOF - VAR
- Take the bus from Balchik to Shablabus
5h 38m$155–288Bus via Balchik
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia - Central Bus Station to Balchikbus
- Take the bus from Balchik to Shablabus
10h 25m$24–31Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus Group Plus 1697 / ...
- Take the bus from Varna to Shablabus
9h 35m$26–33Train, bus via Shumen
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Varna to Shablabus
10h 47m$30–48Drive 509.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Shablacar 509.8 km
6h 18m$81–116Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain 8651
- Take the bus from Kranevo to Shablabus
12h 52m$29–47
Sofia to Shabla by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Shabla is to bus via Balchik which costs $24 - $35 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Shabla is to fly and bus which takes 5h 38m and costs $150 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Shabla. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Shabla via Varna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 35m.
The distance between Sofia and Shabla is 465 km. The road distance is 509.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Shabla without a car is to bus which takes 9h 35m and costs $26 - $35.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Sofia to Shabla, including transfers.
Sofia to Shabla bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Shabla bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Varna Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Shabla is 510 km. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Sofia to Shabla.
There are 249+ hotels available in Shabla.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Shabla, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Shabla via Varna in around 9h 35m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $13–19
- 1st Class
- $18–23
Train from Sofia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–28
- Phone
- +359 52 757 044
- info@autogaravn.com
- Website
- autogaravn.com
Bus from Balchik to Shabla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://autogaravn.com/en
Bus from Varna to Shabla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://autogaravn.com/en
Bus from Kranevo to Shabla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://autogaravn.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia - Central Bus Station to Balchik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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