There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Varanasi by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Varanasi Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane SOF - VNS
15h 36m₹20,555–60,705Fly to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO)plane SOF - LKO
- Take the train from Lucknow to Varanasi Jntrain
20h 19m₹16,285–45,795Fly to Allahabad, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Allahabad (IXD)plane SOF - IXD
- Take the bus from Prayagraj Civil Lines to Varanasibus
24h 28m₹26,555–80,815Fly to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ)plane SOF - AYJ
- Take the train from Ayodhya to Varanasi Jntrain
21h 52m₹21,885–62,305Fly to Gorakhpur Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)plane SOF - GOP
- Take the train from Gorakhpur to Varanasi Jntrain
21h 58m₹21,595–61,985
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Varanasi is to fly and train which costs ₹16,000 - ₹46,000 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Varanasi is to fly which takes 15h 36m and costs ₹20,000 - ₹65,000.
The distance between Sofia and Varanasi is 5710 km.
It takes approximately 15h 36m to get from Sofia to Varanasi, including transfers.
Varanasi is 3h 30m ahead of Sofia. It is currently 9:56 PM in Sofia and 1:26 AM in Varanasi.
There are 1846+ hotels available in Varanasi.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Varanasi, India?
Turkish Airlines, IndiGo Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varanasi Airport (VNS) twice daily.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varanasi Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–70,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varanasi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varanasi Airport via Dubai, Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–75,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Allahabad via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–90,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Allahabad via Abu Dhabi, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–85,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Allahabad via Abu Dhabi, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–80,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Allahabad via Dubai, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–100,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Allahabad via Abu Dhabi, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–80,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Allahabad via Doha, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–110,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–80,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Dubai, Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–85,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Doha, Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–90,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–70,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Athens, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹17,000–55,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–65,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Doha, Ahmedabad
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–75,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–75,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Dubai, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–85,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Abu Dhabi, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–65,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Doha, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–90,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Athens, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–60,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Abu Dhabi, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–70,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Sofia Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Istanbul, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–80,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Doha, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–75,000
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–70,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–70,000
- Website
- starlightairline.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Gorakhpur Airport via Dubai, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–85,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ayodhya to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
Train from Lucknow to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹210–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹210–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Gorakhpur to Varanasi Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹190–230
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +91-522-2623578
- info@upsrtc.com
- Website
- upsrtc.up.gov.in
Bus from Prayagraj Civil Lines to Varanasi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹200–390
- Website
- https://upsrtc.up.gov.in/
- Ordinary
- ₹200–270
- Janrath
- ₹280–390
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