There are 7 ways to get from Blaj to Sofia by train, bus, car, plane, or night train
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Train, bus via Bucharest
best- Take the train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
13h 45m$109–158Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Blaj to Sibiutrain Cluj Napoca - Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Sofiabus 983
15h 40m$75–110Drive 576 km
- Drive from Blaj to Sofiacar 576 km
9h 18m$109–158Train to Cluj-Napoca, fly
- Take the train from Blaj to Dezmir h.train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CLJ - SOF
8h 33m$107–223Train, night train
- Take the train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
14h 52m$83–138Train to Sibiu, fly
- Take the train from Blaj to Sibiutrain
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SBZ - SOF
13h 8m$150–320Train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
11h 24m$142–330
Blaj to Sofia by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Blaj to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $75 - $110 and takes 15h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Blaj to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 33m and costs $100 - $230.
No, there is no direct train from Blaj to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Blaj and arriving at Sofia Sever via Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 52m.
The distance between Blaj and Sofia is 774 km. The road distance is 576 km.
The best way to get from Blaj to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Bucharest which takes 13h 45m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 13h 45m to get from Blaj to Sofia, including transfers.
Blaj to Sofia train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Blaj station.
Blaj to Sofia train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Bucuresti Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Blaj to Sofia is 576 km. It takes approximately 9h 18m to drive from Blaj to Sofia.
There are 2271+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Blaj, Alba, Romania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Blaj to Sofia. However, you can take the train to Bucuresti Nord, walk to Bucharest, then take the bus to Sofia Central Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Blaj to Sofia via Sibiu, Gară, Kaufland 1, and Sibiu in around 15h 40m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Blaj to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Blaj to Dezmir h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Blaj to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sibiu to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
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