There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Talgar by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SOF - ALA
10h 56m$275–557Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain
- Take the bus from Pleven Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 1train
5d$376–687Train, bus via Kalininskiy
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain
- Take the bus from Shumen to Chișinău Southbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 1train
5d 13hBus, train
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwinbus
- Take the train from Tihvin to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Almaty 1train
5d 17hTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Sofia to Kapikuletrain
- Take the bus from Kapikule to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Almaty 1train
6d 7h$376–623
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Talgar is to fly which costs $270 - $600 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Talgar is to fly which takes 10h 56m and costs $270 - $600.
The distance between Sofia and Talgar is 4315 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Talgar without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 0h and costs $370 - $700.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Sofia to Talgar, including transfers.
Talgar is 3h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 9:25 PM in Sofia and 12:25 AM in Talgar.
There are 959+ hotels available in Talgar.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Talgar, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almaty International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $9–10
Train from Sofia Sever to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $17–22
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $210–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–400
Train from Kazan-Pass to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $210–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–410
Train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $170–240
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $230–330
Train from Ershov to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–380
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $200–280
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–380
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–90
Train from Tihvin to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $250–360
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–85
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Pleven Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $88–175
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $175
- Children
- $88
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Shumen to Chișinău South
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
Bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 8 800 770 00 20
- info@sks-auto.ru
- Website
- sks-auto.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/index.php/napravleniya
- Phone
- +7 (812) 245-06-70
- info@ptk.express
- Website
- bus.ptk.express
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tichwin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ptk.express
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kapikule to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–37
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $15–18
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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