There are 6 ways to get from Zug to Sofia by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
5h 33m$107–277Train, 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 Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
24h 25m$224–428Drive 1,560.1 km
- Drive from Zug to Sofiacar 1,560.1 km
16h 9m$315–455Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
7h 13m$122–413Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Zurich to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
26h 43m$134–496Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
29h 57m$135–203
Zug to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Sofia is to bus which costs $130 - $210 and takes 29h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs $100 - $280.
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 25m and costs $220 - $430.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Zug to Sofia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Zug to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs $100 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus via Niš, which costs $130 - $500 and takes 26h 43m.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Zug. It is currently 4:14 AM in Zug and 5:14 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Sofia is 1560 km. It takes approximately 16h 9m to drive from Zug to Sofia.
There are 2226+ 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 43m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zug to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- 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
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- $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
- $100–440
- Website
- http://www.bogojevic-reisen.ch
- 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
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- 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
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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