There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Shaolin Monastery by plane, train, or taxi
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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 42m¥1,732–4,971Train to Istanbul, fly to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO)plane IST - CGO
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Stationtrain
29h 38m¥1,720–5,198Fly 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
24h 36m¥2,519–7,373Fly Sofia Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane SOF - XIY
- Take the train from Xian North to Gongyi South Stationtrain
23h 2m¥1,993–4,970Fly 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
22h 50m¥2,068–5,795Fly 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
23h 57m¥2,461–6,885Train to Istanbul, fly to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY)plane IST - XIY
- Take the train from Xian North to Gongyi South Stationtrain
29h 4m¥1,844–5,138
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Shaolin Monastery is to train and fly which costs ¥1700 - ¥5500 and takes 29h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Shaolin Monastery is to fly and train which takes 20h 42m and costs ¥1700 - ¥5000.
The distance between Sofia and Shaolin Monastery is 7696 km.
It takes approximately 20h 42m to get from Sofia to Shaolin Monastery, including transfers.
There are seven+ 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 Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Athens, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
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
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
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
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Dubai, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Erevan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,000
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
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
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Istanbul to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- yzr.com.cn
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Antalya, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Luoyang Beijiao Airport via Dubai, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–7,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Xi'An Xianyang International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–5,500
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 Xian North to Gongyi South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥170–190
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥280–310
- Business Class Seat
- ¥400–600
Train from Changzhi East to Zhengzhou
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥100–115
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥170–190
- Business Class Seat
- ¥240–340
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 Zhengzhou East to Gongyi South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥42–46
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥90–130
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
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–560
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ¥311
- Single Room
- ¥560
- Four Person Room
- ¥273
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥100–560
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ¥311
- Single Room
- ¥560
- Four Person Room
- ¥273
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
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