There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Ukraine by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane SOF - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Pryvoz Bus Stationbus
7h 1mTrain, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- 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
39h 45m₴2,551–4,214Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus Group Plus 1665 / ...
- Take the bus from Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus stationbus
25h 7m₴3,384–4,784Drive 1,309.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Kyivcar 1,309.7 km
18h 30m₴9,037–13,054Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane OTP - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Pryvoz Bus Stationbus
10h 3mFly Sofia Airport 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 7m₴4,556–9,216Fly Sofia Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane SOF - RZE
- Take the bus from Rzeszow–Jasionka Airport to Lvivbus
13h 22mFly Sofia Airport 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 30mBus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus Chişinău-Kyiv / ...
35h 13m₴7,155–10,908Train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Rusetrain
- Take the train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the train from Chisinau to Kyiv-Pas.train 352
42h 39m₴3,002–4,651
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Ukraine is to train and night train which costs 2 500 ₴ - 4 300 ₴ and takes 39h 45m.
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The fastest way to get from Sofia to Ukraine is to fly and bus which takes 11h 7m and costs 4 500 ₴ - 9 500 ₴.
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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 39h 45m.
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The distance between Sofia and Ukraine is 838 km. The road distance is 1309.7 km.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Ukraine without a car is to bus which takes 25h 7m and costs 3 300 ₴ - 4 800 ₴.
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It takes approximately 7h 1m 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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The best way to get from Sofia to Ukraine is to bus which takes 25h 7m and costs 3 300 ₴ - 4 800 ₴. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 3 000 ₴ - 4 700 ₴ and takes 42h 39m.
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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 1310 km. It takes approximately 18h 30m 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 Khreshchatyk via Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL, Kyiv Bus station, and Vokzalna in around 25h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sofia Sever to Khreshchatyk via Ruse, Bucuresti Nord, Chisinau, Kyiv-Pas., and Vokzalna in around 42h 39m.
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- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,200–14,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Krakow, Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,200–11,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴4,600–12,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴6,500–10,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,500–7,000
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–5,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴2,100–7,500
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴1,200–4,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–3,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₴4,900–20,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,000–10,000
- 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
- ₴390–650
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴390–550
- 1st Class
- ₴550–650
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₴300–470
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴300–420
- 1st Class
- ₴430–470
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴500–900
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴500–750
- 1st Class
- ₴700–900
- 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
- ₴850–1,500
- 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
- ₴1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ruse to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴620–670
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴800–1,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- ₴470–700
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,900–4,100
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- 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
- ₴12,000–18,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,300
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Rzeszow–Jasionka Airport to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- 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
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Central Bus Station Sofia to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,300–6,500
- 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
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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