There are 6 ways to get from Bar to Sofia by bus, car, train, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
8h 8m$63–86Drive 525.2 km
- Drive from Bar to Sofiacar 525.2 km
8h 7m$83–120Train to Podgorica Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bar to Aerodromtrain
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TGD - SOF
7h 19m$82–245Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
16h 16m$67–75Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Tirana Airportbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIA - SOF
8h 28m$66–238Train, shuttle to Tivat Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bar to Aerodromtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIV - SOF
9h 3m$252–488
Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bar to Sofia is to bus via Pristina which costs $65 - $75 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bar to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs $80 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bar to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar and arriving at Sofia via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 8m.
The distance between Bar and Sofia is 559 km. The road distance is 525.2 km.
The best way to get from Bar to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 8h 8m and costs $60 - $90.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Bar to Sofia, including transfers.
Bar to Sofia bus services, operated by Vardar Express, depart from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar station.
Bar to Sofia bus services, operated by Vardar Express, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Bar. It is currently 5:46 PM in Bar and 6:46 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Bar to Sofia is 525 km. It takes approximately 8h 7m to drive from Bar to Sofia.
What companies run services between Bar, Montenegro and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Sofia via Kumanovo in around 8h 8m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–350
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
Train from Bar to Aerodrom
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- $2–3
- First Class
- $5–6
Train from Bar to Aerodrom
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- $2–3
- First Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- [email protected]
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- +383 44 317 988
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vetoni Tourist
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Website
- Vetoni Tourist
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Tirana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
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