There are 3 ways to get from Tokyo to Sofia by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HND - SOF
21h 8m$505–1,306Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NRT - SOF
21h 21m$268–1,036Fly Tokyo International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HND - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
27h 27m$496–934
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $260 - $1,100 and takes 21h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Sofia is to fly which takes 21h 8m and costs $500 - $1,400.
The distance between Tokyo and Sofia is 9225 km.
It takes approximately 21h 8m to get from Tokyo to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 7h behind Tokyo. It is currently 4:49 AM in Tokyo and 9:49 PM in Sofia.
There are 2111+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–3,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–3,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–3,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–2,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–3,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–3,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–3,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $27–35
- Ordinary Car
- $17–21
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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