There are 7 ways to get from Blaj to Sofia by train, night train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, night train
best- Take the train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
14h 30m$119–195Train to Cluj-Napoca, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Blaj to Dezmir h.train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CLJ - SOF
9h 33m$73–213Train, bus
- Take the train from Blaj to Sibiutrain Cluj Napoca - Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Sofiabus 983
15h 40m$75–121Drive 576 km
- Drive from Blaj to Sofiacar 576 km
9h 18m$92–133Train
- Take the train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
17h 50m$136–210Train to Sibiu, fly
- Take the train from Blaj to Sibiutrain
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SBZ - SOF
9h 48m$120–301Train 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$146–336
Blaj to Sofia by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blaj to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $75 - $130 and takes 15h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Blaj to Sofia is to drive which takes 9h 18m and costs $90 - $140.
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 30m.
The distance between Blaj and Sofia is 864 km. The road distance is 576 km.
The best way to get from Blaj to Sofia without a car is to train and night train which takes 14h 30m and costs $110 - $200.
It takes approximately 14h 30m 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 2302+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Blaj, Alba, Romania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Blaj to Sofia via Bucuresti Nord in around 17h 50m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Sofia Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Blaj to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Blaj to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Blaj to Dezmir h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Blaj to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sibiu to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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