There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Tulcea by train, night train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, night train, bus
best- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Constanţatrain
- Take the bus from Constanța to Tulceabus
11h 53m$33–90Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus N980
- Take the bus from Bucharest Autogara Augustina to Tulceabus
13h 2m$43–143Drive 657.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Tulceacar 657.5 km
8h 25m$105–152Fly to Varna Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SOF - VAR
- Take the bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constantabus
- Take the bus from Constanța to Tulceabus
8h 57m$175–312Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus N980
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Tulceabus 3901 / ...
14h 5m$56–101Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulceabus
9h 2mFly to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)plane SOF - CND
- Take the train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.train
11h 7m$328–1,244Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulceabus
10h 30m
Sofia to Tulcea by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Tulcea is to train and night train and bus which costs $30 - $95 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Tulcea is to drive which takes 8h 25m and costs $100 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Tulcea. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Tulcea via Complex Apusului and Bucharest Autogara Augustina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 2m.
The distance between Sofia and Tulcea is 847 km. The road distance is 657.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Tulcea without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 11h 53m and costs $30 - $95.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Sofia to Tulcea, including transfers.
Sofia to Tulcea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Tulcea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Tulcea is 658 km. It takes approximately 8h 25m to drive from Sofia to Tulcea.
Book your Sofia to Tulcea bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Tulcea, Romania?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Tulcea via București, Autogara Militari, Complex Apusului, Spitalul Dr. Panait Sarbu, and Bucharest Autogara Augustina in around 13h 2m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–24
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $10–18
- 1st Class
- $20–30
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Constanţa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- sudmsc@yahoo.com
- Website
- mercado-sud.ro
Bus from Constanța to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Constanța to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0743-334.840
- Website
- augustina.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Autogara Augustina to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–90
- Schedules at
- augustina.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0241 518 581
- rezervari@kirvad.ro
- Website
- kirvad.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kirvad.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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