There are 7 ways to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria by bus, plane, or car
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Bus, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Elbasan to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIA - SOF
5h 43mBus via Skopje
cheapest- Take the bus from Elbasan to Strugabus
- Take the bus from Struga to Tetovobus
- Take the bus from Tetovo to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
11h 17m$35–58Drive 450.5 km
- Drive from Elbasan to Sofiacar 450.5 km
7h 10m$82–118Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane TIA - VAR
10h 45m$177–356Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TIA - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 23m$61–219Bus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
11h 33m$53Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
12h 33m$48–63
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria is to bus via Skopje which costs $35 - $60 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria is to drive which takes 7h 10m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Elbasan to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Elbasan and arriving at Sofia via Struga, Tetovo and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 17m.
The distance between Elbasan and Bulgaria is 411 km. The road distance is 450.5 km.
The best way to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Skopje which takes 11h 17m and costs $35 - $60.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Elbasan to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Euro Bus MK, depart from Elbasan station.
The best way to get from Elbasan to Bulgaria is to bus via Skopje which takes 11h 17m and costs $35 - $60. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $170 - $360 and takes 10h 45m.
Elbasan to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Euro Bus MK, arrive at Struga station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Elbasan. It is currently 11:37 PM in Elbasan and 12:37 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Elbasan, Albania and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Elbasan to Serdika via Struga, Tetovo, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Sofia, and Central Station in around 11h 17m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Varna Airport (VAR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Elbasan to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Struga to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
Bus from Tetovo to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- Phone
- +389046787467
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Struga to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tetovo to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vakcare Struga
Bus from Struga to Tetovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Vakcare Struga
Bus from Tetovo to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Vakcare Struga
- Phone
- +389 23 139949
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tetovo to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
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