There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Zimnicea by train, car, 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.
Train, drive
best- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Levskitrain
- Take the train from Levski to Svishtovtrain
- Drive from Svishtov to Zimniceacar
7h 27m$33–55Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
- Take the bus from București Rahova to Zimniceabus
12h 19m$22–29Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Sofia to Lovechbus
- Take the bus from Lovech to Svishtovbus
- Drive from Svishtov to Zimniceacar
7h 32mDrive 383.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Zimniceacar 383.5 km
5h 12m$62–89Train, drive via Централни Хали
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Levskitrain
- Take the train from Levski to Svishtovtrain
- Drive from Svishtov to Zimniceacar
8h 42m$33–55
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Zimnicea is to bus which costs $22 - $30 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Zimnicea is to drive which takes 5h 12m and costs $60 - $90.
The distance between Sofia and Zimnicea is 439 km. The road distance is 383.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Zimnicea without a car is to bus which takes 12h 19m and costs $22 - $30.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Sofia to Zimnicea, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Zimnicea is 384 km. It takes approximately 5h 12m to drive from Sofia to Zimnicea.
There are 13+ hotels available in Zimnicea.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Zimnicea, Romania?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zimnicea via Bucharest Gară Filaret, Piata Chirigiu, Depoul Alexandria, and București Rahova in around 12h 19m.
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Levski
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $10–12
Train from Levski to Svishtov
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $1–3
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Lovech
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Lovech to Svishtov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 021.312.65.91
- office@dlsbus.ro
- Website
- dlsbus.ro
Bus from București Rahova to Zimnicea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- dlsbus.ro
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