There are 4 ways to get from Brisbane to Sofia by plane, shuttle, bus, night train, or 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 Brisbane Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BNE - SOF
26h 29m$563–1,118Fly Brisbane Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane BNE - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
31h 47mBus to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Toowoombabus
- Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane WTB - SOF
33h 27m$1,013–2,796Fly Brisbane Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BNE - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain
34h 22m$821–1,436
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Sofia is to fly which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 26h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Sofia is to fly which takes 26h 29m and costs $550 - $1,200.
The distance between Brisbane and Sofia is 15237 km.
It takes approximately 26h 29m to get from Brisbane to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 8h behind Brisbane. It is currently 8:25 PM in Brisbane and 12:25 PM in Sofia.
There are 2286+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Emirates, Flydubai, and six other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sofia Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sofia Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sofia Airport via Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Sofia Airport via Sydney, Dubai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Sofia Airport via Brisbane Airport, Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Sofia Airport via Brisbane Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Sofia Airport via Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sofia Airport via Doha, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Sofia Airport via Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- 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
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Brisbane to Toowoomba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $23–35
- Flexible
- $29–40
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