There are 9 ways to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia by plane, train, bus, car, or car 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 from San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EAS - SOF
9h 23m$95–400Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BIO - SOF
9h 3m$84–239Train, bus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
38h 18m$423–654Drive 2,524.5 km
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofiacar 2,524.5 km
25h 22m$462–667Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BIQ - SOF
7h 58m$115–319Bus to Santander Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SDR - SOF
8h 53m$139–334Bus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
39h 26m$240–267Bus via Grenoble
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Grenoblebus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2d 2h$396–480Drive, car train
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
32h 33m$560–796
Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia is to bus and fly which costs $80 - $240 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $110 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from San Sebastián and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 26m.
The distance between Donostia / San Sebastián and Sofia is 2075 km. The road distance is 2524.5 km.
The best way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 18m and costs $420 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia, including transfers.
Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from San Sebastián station.
The best way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $95 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $270 and takes 39h 26m.
Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Donostia / San Sebastián. It is currently 6:06 AM in Donostia / San Sebastián and 7:06 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Iberia, Bulgaria Air, and four other airlines fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Sebastián to Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova in around 39h 26m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Santander Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Santander Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $94
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- $94
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from San Sebastián to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Grenoble to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–310
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- 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
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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Yes, the driving distance between Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia is 2525 km. It takes approximately 25h 22m to drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Sofia.
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