There are 9 ways to get from Almería to Sofia by plane, train, bus, car, or night 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 Almería Airport
best- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LEI - SOF
9h 18m$96–372Bus to Málaga Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AGP - SOF
9h 38m$80–231Train, bus
- Take the train from Almeria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
46h$622–971Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Almeria to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
47h 11m$300–371Drive 3,055.8 km
- Drive from Almería to Sofiacar 3,055.8 km
30h 41m$528–763Train to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly
- Take the train from Almeria to Granadatrain
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRX - SOF
12h 34m$156–389Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Almeria to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ALC - SOF
10h 51m$94–326Bus
- Take the bus from Almería to Alba Iuliabus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiubus 961
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Sofiabus 983
2d 11h$225–295Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Almería Puerto to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
2d 16h$181–243
Almería to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almería to Sofia is to bus and fly which costs $80 - $240 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Almería to Sofia is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $95 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Almería to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Almeria and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 11m.
The distance between Almería and Sofia is 2306 km. The road distance is 3055.8 km.
The best way to get from Almería to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 46h and costs $600 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Almería to Sofia, including transfers.
Almería to Sofia bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Almeria station.
The best way to get from Almería to Sofia is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $95 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs $300 - $380 and takes 47h 11m.
Almería to Sofia bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Almería. It is currently 9:34 AM in Almería and 10:34 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Almería, Spain and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Iberia, Bulgaria Air, and six other airlines fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almeria to Sofia Central Bus Station via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Padova in around 47h 11m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–380
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Almeria to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Almeria to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $240–360
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- 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
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- 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
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Almeria to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Almeria to Aeropuerto Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Almeria to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Almería Puerto to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Almería to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sibiu to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- obadabus.autogari.ro
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