There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Shmil by bus, car, plane, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Librazhdbus
10h 50m$87–123Drive 456.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Sofia to Shmilcar 456.2 km
7h 27m$83–120Fly, taxi
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SOF - TIA
- Take the taxi from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Shmiltaxi
7h 11m$204–349Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevotrain
- Take the bus from Kichevo to Librazhdbus
11h 24mBus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Librazhdbus
12h 18m$93–115Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Sofia to Kyustendiltrain
- Take the bus from Kriva Palanka to Kumanovobus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevotrain
- Drive from Kičevo to Shmilcar
12h 24mBus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
12h 44m$97–107
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Shmil is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Shmil is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 11m and costs $200 - $350.
The distance between Sofia and Shmil is 481 km. The road distance is 456.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Shmil without a car is to bus which takes 10h 50m and costs $85 - $130.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Sofia to Shmil, including transfers.
Shmil is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 3:43 AM in Sofia and 2:43 AM in Shmil.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Shmil is 456 km. It takes approximately 7h 27m to drive from Sofia to Shmil.
There are 17+ hotels available in Shmil.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Shmil, Albania?
You can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Shmil via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Librazhd in around 10h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Librazhd
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Kichevo to Librazhd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kriva Palanka to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/ATP-P-R-O-L-E-T-E-R-Skopje-100064211763576/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $52
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- $150–180
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