There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Borovets by plane, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)SYD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
27h 17m$672–2,530Fly to Istanbul, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Istanbul (IST)SYD - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Samokov
33h 50m$465–913Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SYD - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus Stop
34h 44m$894–1,862Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)SYD - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Samokov
35h 21m$632–1,045
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Borovets is to fly and bus which costs $460 - $950 and takes 33h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Borovets is to fly and bus which takes 27h 17m and costs $650 - $2,600.
The distance between Sydney and Borovets is 15512 km.
It takes approximately 27h 17m to get from Sydney to Borovets, including transfers.
Borovets is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 8:52 AM in Sydney and 11:52 PM in Borovets.
There are 531+ hotels available in Borovets.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Borovets, Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Borovets. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Borovets Bus Stop. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, take the shuttle to Sofia, walk to Central Station, take the line 2 subway to Serdika, take the line 4 subway to Sofia Airport, walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station, then take the bus to Borovets Bus Stop.
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- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sofia Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tan Son Nhat, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Phuket, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Abu Dhabi, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Istanbul via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Borovets Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Borovets Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Plovdiv to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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