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There are 8 ways to get from Uk to Sofia by train, bus, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Train, bus to Bratsk Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Nijneudinsk to Tuluntrain train
    2. Take the bus from Tulun to Bratsk Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Bratsk Airport (BTK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BTK - SOF
    41h 32m

  2. Train, bus to Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport, fly to Istanbul Airport, Metro

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Nijneudinsk to Zlobinotrain train
    2. Take the bus from Krasnoyarsk Bus station to Yemelyanovo Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport (KJA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane plane KJA - IST
    4. Take the train from Istanbul Airport to Halkalitrain train
    5. Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain train
    39h
    $217–845

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Nijneudinsk to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminaltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chisinau to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    4. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus bus
    4d 17h
    $282–519

  4. Train, bus to Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Nijneudinsk to Zlobinotrain train
    2. Take the bus from Krasnoyarsk Bus station to Yemelyanovo Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport (KJA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane KJA - SOF
    26h 36m
    $221–809

  5. Train, bus to Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport, fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Nijneudinsk to Zlobinotrain train
    2. Take the bus from Krasnoyarsk Bus station to Yemelyanovo Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport (KJA) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane plane KJA - INI
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airportshuttle bus
    33h 50m

  6. Train, bus to Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Nijneudinsk to Zlobinotrain train
    2. Take the bus from Krasnoyarsk Bus station to Yemelyanovo Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport (KJA) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane plane KJA - BEG
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Nišshuttle bus
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airportshuttle bus
    31h 29m

  7. Train, bus via Prague

    1. Take the train from Nijneudinsk to Aleksandrov 1train train
    2. Take the train from Aleksandrov 1 to Minsk Pastrain train
    3. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    5d 7h
    $311–692

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Nijneudinsk to Yaroslavsky Railway Terminaltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    5d 15h
    $251–573

Bratsk Airport (BTK) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration34h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket$207Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,932.6 km
  • Duration: 41h 32m

What companies run services between Uk, Irkutsk, Russia and Sofia, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Uk to Sofia. However, you can take the taxi to Nijneudinsk, take the train to Tulun, walk to Tulun, take the bus to Bratsk Bus Station, take the taxi to Bratsk Airport (BTK) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, then take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Uk to Sofia via Nijneudinsk, Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal, Komsomolskaya, Salaryevo, Moscow International Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Chisinau, and București, Autogara Militari in around 4d 17h.

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