There are 7 ways to get from Zug to Sofia by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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 55m$110–263Bus via Niš
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
26h 23m$34–174Train, 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
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofiabus
24h 25m$231–317Drive, car train
- Drive from Zug to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
15h 39m$363–500Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
7h 29m$110–343Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofiabus
29h 57m$150–205Drive 1,560.1 km
- Drive from Zug to Sofiacar 1,560.1 km
16h 10m$315–455
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Sofia is to bus via Niš which costs $30 - $180 and takes 26h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $110 - $270.
The distance between Zug and Sofia is 1332 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 25m and costs $230 - $320.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Zug to Sofia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Zug to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $110 - $270. Alternatively, you can bus via Niš, which costs $30 - $180 and takes 26h 23m.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Zug. It is currently 2:38 PM in Zug and 3:38 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Sofia is 1560 km. It takes approximately 16h 10m to drive from Zug to Sofia.
There are 2130+ hotels available 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 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zug to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- $35–50
- Smart Flex
- $40–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 35 433 333
- info@bogojevic.eu
- Website
- bogojevic-reisen.ch
Bus from Zurich to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–110
- Website
- http://www.bogojevic-reisen.ch
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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