There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Sparta by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Thessaloníki
best- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Isthmos
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Sparti
16h 4m€56–86Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Corinth Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3686 / ...
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Sparti
16h 38m€41–59Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
18h 1m€56–81Drive 896.6 km
- Drive from Sofia to Sparta896.6 km
11h 21m€161–232Fly Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)SOF - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Sparti
11h 31m€127–311Fly Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)SOF - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
9h 32m€82–182Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)SKG - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Sparti
11h 43m€110–404
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Sparta is to bus which costs €40 - €60 and takes 16h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Sparta is to fly and bus which takes 9h 32m and costs €80 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Sparta. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Sparti via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Isthmos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 4m.
The distance between Sofia and Sparta is 938 km. The road distance is 896.6 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Sparta without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 16h 4m and costs €55 - €90.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from Sofia to Sparta, including transfers.
Sofia to Sparta bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Sparta bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Sparta is 897 km. It takes approximately 11h 21m to drive from Sofia to Sparta.
There are 183+ hotels available in Sparta.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece?
You can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Sparti via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Isthmos in around 16h 4m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,000
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–6
- 1st Class
- €5–6
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- ktel@ktelkorinthias.gr
- Website
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Isthmos to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- ktelkorinthias.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Corinth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
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