There are 6 ways to get from Zug to Sofia 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 from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
5h 40m$103–279Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
7h 15m$83–302Train, 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 11m$200–254Drive 1,560.1 km
- Drive from Zug to Sofiacar 1,560.1 km
16h 10m$315–455Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Zurich to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
26h 43m$129–294Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 54m$125–173
Zug to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $80 - $310 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs $100 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Zug to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Zurich and arriving at Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 43m.
The distance between Zug and Sofia is 1328 km. The road distance is 1560.1 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 11m and costs $200 - $260.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Zug to Sofia, including transfers.
Zug to Sofia bus services, operated by Bogojevic Reisen, depart from Zurich station.
The best way to get from Zug to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs $100 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus via Niš, which costs $120 - $300 and takes 26h 43m.
Zug to Sofia bus services, operated by Bogojevic Reisen, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Zug. It is currently 3:25 PM in Zug and 4:25 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Zürich HB, Zurich, and Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 26h 43m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Train from Zug to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- 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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