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How to get fromUkraine to Sofiaby bus, plane, shuttle, train, night train or car

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There are 11 ways to get from Ukraine to Sofia by bus, plane, shuttle, train, night train, or car

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  1. Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    best
    1. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane RMO - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofiashuttle bus
    10h 34m

  2. Bus via Veliko Tŭrnovo

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kyiv OFIS to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROLbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus Global Biomet
    25h 53m
    $75–111

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Unghenitrain train 351
    2. Take the train from Ungheni to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 401
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain train 461 / ...
    34h 50m
    $87–128

  4. Drive 1,310.8 km

    1. Drive from Kyiv to Sofiacar car 1,310.8 km
    18h 40m
    $207–299

  5. Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane RMO - SOF
    7h 37m

  6. Train, train to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain train
    2. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glownytrain train
    3. Fly from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane RZE - SOF
    12h 46m
    $155–348

  7. Train, train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain train
    2. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train
    3. Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane KRK - SOF
    10h 58m
    $90–315

  8. Bus, bus to Varna Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Izmail Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Izmail Bus station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane VAR - SOF
    13h 32m
    $124–266

  9. Train, train to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain train
    2. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Warszawa Sluzewiectrain train
    3. Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane WAW - SOF
    13h 7m
    $129–303

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus bus Gns-03 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 7
    30h 22m
    $89–118

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Unghenitrain train 351
    2. Take the train from Ungheni to Bucuresti Nordtrain train 401
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain train
    4. Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain train 461 / ...
    38h 3m
    $99–142

Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration1h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$28Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Ukraine and Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a subway from Maidan Nezalezhnosti to Sofia Central Bus Station via Vasylkivska, Kyiv OFIS, Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 25h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Khreshchatyk to Sofia via Vokzalna, Kyiv-Pas., Ungheni, Bucuresti Nord, and Ruse in around 38h 3m.

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