There are 5 ways to get from Volos to Sofia by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 80
7h 45m$30–75Drive 489 km
- Drive from Volos to Sofiacar 489 km
5h 26m$103–149Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SKG - SOF
9h 18m$98–198Bus via Sérres
- Take the bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
8h 10m$48–70Bus via Blagoevgrad
- Take the bus from Volos KTEL Magnisias to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus N983
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
8h 55m$45–76
Volos to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Volos to Sofia is to bus which costs $30 - $75 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Volos to Sofia is to drive which takes 5h 26m and costs $100 - $150.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station station and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 45m.
The distance between Volos and Sofia is 493 km. The road distance is 489 km.
The best way to get from Volos to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 7h 45m and costs $30 - $75.
The bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station takes 7h 45m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Volos to Sofia bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station.
Volos to Sofia bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Volos to Sofia is 489 km. It takes approximately 5h 26m to drive from Volos to Sofia.
Book your Volos to Sofia bus tickets online with Omio, Distribusion and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Volos, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $30–45 and the journey takes 7h 45m. FlixBus also services this route 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Volos KTEL Magnisias to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2421033254
- Website
- ktelvolou.gr
Bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://ktelvolou.gr/en/home/
Bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://ktelvolou.gr/en/home/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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