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

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There are 9 ways to get from Ukraine to Sofia by bus, plane, train, night train, car, or shuttle

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

    best
    1. Take the bus from Odessa station to Chisinau Airportbus
    2. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeRMO - SOF
    8h 7m

  2. Bus via Veliko Tŭrnovo

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kyiv OFIS to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROLbus
    2. Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus StationbusGlobal Biomet
    25h 53m
    $76–111

  3. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Unghenitrain351
    2. Take the train from Ungheni to Bucuresti Nordtrain401
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
    4. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain461 / ...
    34h 59m
    $88–134

  4. Drive 1,366.9 km

    1. Drive from Kyiv to Sofiacar1,366.9 km
    17h 3m
    $216–311

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

    1. Take the bus from Odessa station to Chisinau Airportbus
    2. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeRMO - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofiashuttle
    11h 4m

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

    1. Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain
    2. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Rzeszow Glownytrain
    3. Fly from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeRZE - SOF
    12h 49m
    $136–348

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

    1. Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain
    2. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
    3. Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeKRK - SOF
    10h 59m
    $91–315

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni AirportbusGns-03 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus StationbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
    30h 22m
    $90–124

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Unghenitrain351
    2. Take the train from Ungheni to Bucuresti Nordtrain401
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
    4. Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain461 / ...
    38h 12m
    $100–148

Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration1h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$25Cheapest Price
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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 12m.

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