There are 6 ways to get from Basel SBB Station 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 Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
5h 10m$39–235Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
25h 25m$183–624Drive 1,642.7 km
- Drive from Basel SBB Station to Sofiacar 1,642.7 km
16h 59m$332–479Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
6h 10m$135–356Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
27h 13m$115–301Bus
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
30h 49m$130–170
Basel SBB Station to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel SBB Station to Sofia is to fly which costs $35 - $240 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel SBB Station to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $35 - $240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Monday. The journey takes approximately 30h 30m.
The distance between Basel SBB Station and Sofia is 1376 km. The road distance is 1642.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel SBB Station to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 25m and costs $180 - $650.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Basel SBB Station to Sofia, including transfers.
Basel SBB Station to Sofia bus services, operated by Bogojevic Reisen, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse station.
The best way to get from Basel SBB Station to Sofia is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $35 - $240. Alternatively, you can bus via Niš, which costs $110 - $310 and takes 27h 13m.
Basel SBB Station to Sofia bus services, operated by Bogojevic Reisen, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Basel SBB Station. It is currently 2:56 AM in Basel SBB Station and 3:56 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Basel SBB Station, Switzerland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Wizz Air, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 27h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- 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
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 35 433 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- bogojevic-reisen.ch
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- http://www.bogojevic-reisen.ch
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- 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
- $17–29
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Basel SBB Station to Sofia is 1643 km. It takes approximately 16h 59m to drive from Basel SBB Station to Sofia.
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