There are 10 ways to get from Ukraine to Sofia by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly
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
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyiv OFIS to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROLbus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Group Plus 3532 / ...
26h 38m$76–111Bus, 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 Sofiabus
20h 16mTrain
- 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$128–167Drive 1,366.9 km
- Drive from Kyiv to Sofiacar 1,366.9 km
17h 15m$216–311Bus to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly
- 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 Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lviv to Rzeszow–Jasionka Airportbus
- Fly from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RZE - SOF
11h 51mBus to Lublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lviv to Lublinbus
- Fly from Lublin Airport (LUZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LUZ - SOF
18h 14mTrain, train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly
- 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$89–332Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus Gns-03 / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
26h 7m$350–495
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 which costs $75 - $120 and takes 26h 38m.
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The fastest way to get from Ukraine to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 10h 57m and costs $85 - $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 .
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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 $75 - $120 and takes 26h 38m.
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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.
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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 Vasylkivska, Kyiv OFIS, Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 26h 38m.
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- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Lublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–160
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $26–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Lublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- 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
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–22
- 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
- $48–52
- 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
- $60–80
- 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
- $60–80
Train from Lviv to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- 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
- $45–60
- 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
- $16–26
- 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
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Lviv to Rzeszow–Jasionka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Lviv to Lublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Lviv to Lublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- 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
- +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
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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