There are 5 ways to get from Corfu to Sofia by plane, car ferry, bus, car, busferry, 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
best- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CFU - SOF
7h$68–212Bus and ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the busferry from Corfu to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbusferry X3
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 42 / ...
14h 47m$56–79Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
14h 44m$72–124Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port of Igoumenitsa to Sofiacar
7h 43m$131–224Bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Corfu to Larissabusferry X4
- Take the train from Larissa to Thessalonikitrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
16h 17m$80–115
Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Corfu to Sofia is to bus and ferry and bus which costs $55 - $80 and takes 14h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Corfu to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h and costs $65 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Corfu to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Gardeládes and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station via Corfu and Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 47m.
The distance between Corfu and Sofia is 489 km.
The best way to get from Corfu to Sofia without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 14h 44m and costs $70 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Corfu to Sofia, including transfers.
Corfu to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Kerkyras, depart from Corfu station.
Corfu to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Kerkyras, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
There are 2276+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Corfu, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $40–410
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Larissa to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +3026610 28900
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkerkyras.gr
Busferry from Corfu to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- greenbuses.gr
Busferry from Corfu to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- greenbuses.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 26610 20674
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kerkyra Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Website
- Kerkyra Seaways
- Adult
- $8
- Vehicle
- $28
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Website
- Kerkyra Seaways
- Adult
- $8
- Vehicle
- $28
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