There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Shaolin Monastery by plane, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO)plane SOF - CGO
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Stationtrain
20h 47m¥1,773–8,823Fly Sofia Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA)plane SOF - LYA
- Take the taxi from Luoyang-Airport-LYA to Shaolin Monasterytaxi
23h 51m¥2,902–8,527Bus to Istanbul, fly to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO)plane IST - CGO
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Stationtrain
24h 33m¥1,788–8,309Fly Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH)plane SOF - CIH
- Take the train from Changzhi East to Zhengzhoutrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Stationtrain
26h 30m¥1,990–9,659Fly Sofia Airport to Nanyang Jiangying Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY)plane SOF - NNY
- Take the train from Nanyang East to Zhengzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Stationtrain
25h 19m¥2,434–9,626Fly Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport (YCU)plane SOF - YCU
- Take the train from Yuncheng North to Weinan Northtrain
- Take the train from Weinan North to Gongyi Southtrain
24h 2m¥2,292–10,822Bus to Istanbul, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane IST - XIY
- Take the train from Xian North to Gongyi South Stationtrain
23h 58m¥4,212–5,949
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Shaolin Monastery is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥1700 - ¥8500 and takes 24h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Shaolin Monastery is to fly and train which takes 20h 47m and costs ¥1700 - ¥9000.
The distance between Sofia and Shaolin Monastery is 7696 km.
It takes approximately 20h 47m to get from Sofia to Shaolin Monastery, including transfers.
There are five+ hotels available in Shaolin Monastery.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Shaolin Monastery, Henan, China?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Shaolin Monastery. However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO), walk to Zhengzhou Airport, take the bus to East Train Station, walk to Zhengzhou East, take the train to Gongyi South Station, then take the taxi to Shaolin Monastery. Alternatively, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA), then take the taxi to Shaolin Monastery.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–12,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–12,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–12,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–11,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–12,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–13,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–15,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–16,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–16,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–11,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–12,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Dubai, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–16,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nanyang Jiangying Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–15,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nanyang Jiangying Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–12,000
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–8,500
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
- Website
- airchangan.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nanyang Jiangying Airport via Vienna, Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nanyang Jiangying Airport via Istanbul, Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
- Website
- yzr.com.cn
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–13,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Doha, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Dubai, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–16,000
- Website
- donghaiair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,500
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,000
Train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥42–46
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥90–130
Train from Changzhi East to Zhengzhou
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥100–115
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥170–190
- Business Class Seat
- ¥240–340
Train from Nanyang East to Zhengzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥190–220
- Business Class Seat
- ¥270–390
Train from Weinan North to Gongyi South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥240–270
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–490
Train from Xian North to Gongyi South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥170–190
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥280–310
- Business Class Seat
- ¥400–600
Train from Yuncheng North to Weinan North
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥181
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
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