There are 11 ways to get from Ukraine to Sofia by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Pryvoz Bus Station to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RMO - SOF
7h 10mBus via Vasylkivska
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyiv OFIS to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROLbus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Group Plus 1928 / ...
26h 58m$82–130Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
20h 16m$102–148Train
- Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Chisinautrain 351
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
44h 35m$123–168Drive 1,366.9 km
- Drive from Kyiv to Sofiacar 1,366.9 km
17h 15m$216–311Bus to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Lviv Palace Square to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane WAW - SOF
9h 27mBus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Pryvoz Bus Station to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RMO - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
10h 27mBus to Varna Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
12h 13m$103–204Bus to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Lviv to Rzeszow–Jasionka Airportbus
- Fly from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RZE - SOF
11h 51m$104–280Train, train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KRK - SOF
10h 57m$83–332Bus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Veliko Tarnovobus Gns-01
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Group Plus 1928 / ...
26h 55m$92–145
Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Ukraine to Sofia is to bus via Vasylkivska which costs $80 - $130 and takes 26h 58m.
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The fastest way to get from Ukraine to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 10h 57m and costs $80 - $340.
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No, there is no direct train from Ukraine to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Khreshchatyk and arriving at Sofia via Kyiv-Pas., Chisinau and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 35m.
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The distance between Ukraine and Sofia is 839 km. The road distance is 1366.9 km.
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The best way to get from Ukraine to Sofia without a car is to bus and train which takes 20h 16m and costs $100 - $150.
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It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Ukraine to Sofia, including transfers.
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Ukraine to Sofia train services, operated by Ukrainian Railways (UZ), depart from Kyiv-Pas. station.
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The best way to get from Ukraine to Sofia is to train which takes 44h 35m and costs $120 - $170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $90 - $150 and takes 26h 55m.
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Ukraine to Sofia train services, operated by Ukrainian Railways (UZ), arrive at Chisinau station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Ukraine to Sofia is 1367 km. It takes approximately 17h 15m to drive from Ukraine to Sofia.
What companies run services between Ukraine and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a subway from Khreshchatyk to Sofia via Vokzalna, Kyiv-Pas., Chisinau, and Bucuresti Nord in around 44h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Maidan Nezalezhnosti to Sofia Central Bus Station via Demiivska, Kyiv Central Bus station, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 26h 55m.
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- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–420
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $23–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $26–140
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–53
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Kyiv-Pas. to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- $55–80
Train from Lviv to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- $40–60
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Pryvoz Bus Station to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
Bus from Lviv to Rzeszow–Jasionka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Vinnytsia to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Lviv Palace Square to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Kyiv OFIS to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
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