There are 8 ways to get from Zug to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
5h 52m$100–263Train to Basel, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
7h 27m$85–328Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Zug to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
23h 48m$242–338Drive 1,560.1 km
- Drive from Zug to Sofiacar 1,560.1 km
16h 10m$335–483Fly Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
9h 30m$123–332Train, bus
- Take the train from Zug to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
24h 8m$207–271Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Zurich to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
26h 50m$131–295Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 54m$125–175
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $120 - $180 and takes 29h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $100 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Zug to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Zurich and arriving at Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 50m.
The distance between Zug and Bulgaria is 1332 km. The road distance is 1560.1 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 23h 48m and costs $240 - $340.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Zug to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Zug to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Bogojevic Reisen, depart from Zurich station.
The best way to get from Zug to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $100 - $270. Alternatively, you can bus via Niš, which costs $130 - $300 and takes 26h 50m.
Zug to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Bogojevic Reisen, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Zug. It is currently 8:41 PM in Zug and 9:41 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Serdika via Zürich HB, Zurich, Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Central Station in around 26h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Train from Zug to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 35 433 333
- info@bogojevic.eu
- Website
- Bogojevic Reisen
Bus from Zurich to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- Bogojevic Reisen
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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