There are 8 ways to get from Trans to Sofia by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Chur to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
7h 42m$182–375Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Chur to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
9h 31m$103–432Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Thusis, Bahnhof to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
- Take the bus from Lugano Stazione to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
26h 7m$169–199Drive 1,483.1 km
- Drive from Trans to Sofiacar 1,483.1 km
15h 58m$345–498Bus, train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Thusis, Bahnhof to Bellinzona, Stazionebus
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BGY - SOF
10h 57m$118–326Bus to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chur train station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
10h 59m$180–407Bus
- Take the bus from Thusis, Bahnhof to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
28h 2mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Chur to St. Margrethen SGtrain Ir13
- Take the bus from St. Margarethen to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
30h 2m$199–270
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Trans to Sofia is to bus and train and fly which costs $110 - $330 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Trans to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs $180 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Trans to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Tumegl/Tomils, Curschiglias and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Thusis, Bahnhof, Lugano Stazione and Verona Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 7m.
The distance between Trans and Sofia is 1443 km. The road distance is 1483.1 km.
The best way to get from Trans to Sofia without a car is to bus via Verona which takes 26h 7m and costs $160 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Trans to Sofia, including transfers.
Trans to Sofia bus services, operated by PostAuto AG, depart from Thusis, Bahnhof station.
Trans to Sofia bus services, operated by PostAuto AG, arrive at Bellinzona, Stazione station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Trans. It is currently 6:05 PM in Trans and 7:05 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Trans to Sofia is 1483 km. It takes approximately 15h 58m to drive from Trans to Sofia.
What companies run services between Trans, Switzerland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a vehicle from Trans to Sofia Central Bus Station via Tumegl/Tomils, Curschiglias, Thusis, Bahnhof, Bellinzona, Stazione, Bellinzona, Lugano, Lugano Stazione, and Verona Porta Nuova in around 26h 7m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–270
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $25–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Chur to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Chur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Chur to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Thusis, Bahnhof to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Thusis, Bahnhof to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Thusis, Bahnhof to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lugano Stazione to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–26
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chur train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +381 63 608508
- belegijaprevozmsi12@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bellinzona to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from St. Margarethen to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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