There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Ukraine by plane, car, train, bus, or night train
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Fly to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, drive
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane SOF - RZE
- Drive from Rzeszow-Airport-RZE to Lviv urban hromadacar
8h 17m₴5,152–13,307Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain Ic
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Teremkybus
24h 22m₴3,675–5,827Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the train from Chisinau to Kyiv-Pas.train 352
40h 2m₴4,212–6,144Drive 1,309.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Kyivcar 1,309.5 km
18h 31m₴9,068–13,099Fly to Varna Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SOF - VAR
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Stationbus
11h 11m₴4,712–8,911Fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane SOF - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Pryvoz Bus Stationbus
7h 5mFly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane SOF - WAW
- Take the bus from Warszawa Centralna Station to Lviv Palace Squarebus
10h 32mFly to Lublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lublin Airport (LUZ)plane SOF - LUZ
- Take the bus from Lublin to Lvivbus
14h 20m₴4,039–13,718Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus Group Plus 1665 / ...
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus Gns-04 / ...
27h 41m₴3,962–5,516Bus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus Chişinău-Kyiv / ...
35h 28m₴5,988–8,673
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Ukraine is to train and bus which costs 3 600 ₴ - 6 000 ₴ and takes 24h 22m.
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The fastest way to get from Sofia to Ukraine is to fly and drive which takes 8h 17m and costs 5 000 ₴ - 14 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Ukraine. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Khreshchatyk via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Chisinau and Vokzalna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 2m.
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The distance between Sofia and Ukraine is 1015 km. The road distance is 1309.5 km.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Ukraine without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 22m and costs 3 600 ₴ - 6 000 ₴.
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It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Sofia to Ukraine, including transfers.
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Sofia to Ukraine train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
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Sofia to Ukraine train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Ukraine is 1309 km. It takes approximately 18h 31m to drive from Sofia to Ukraine.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Maidan Nezalezhnosti via Veliko Tarnovo, Kyiv Central Bus station, and Demiivska in around 27h 41m.
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- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–17,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴3,500–13,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lublin Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,600–16,000
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,800–5,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴3,900–16,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,700–7,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–7,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lublin Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,500–14,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴6,500–23,000
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴550–800
- 1st Class
- ₴750–1,000
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴400–700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴400–600
- 1st Class
- ₴550–700
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴300–480
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴300–420
- 1st Class
- ₴430–480
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴900–1,500
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Chisinau to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,600–3,500
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴2,600–3,500
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴290–450
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴750–1,200
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴300–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴750–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Teremky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,800–4,300
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Pryvoz Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Warszawa Centralna Station to Lviv Palace Square
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Lublin to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴950–1,500
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Lublin to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴480–700
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴3,200–4,200
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,100–4,200
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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