There are 8 ways to get from Gijón to Sofia by plane, bus, train, 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 Asturias Airport
best- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OVD - SOF
9h 28m$84–246Bus to Santander Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SDR - SOF
8h 38m$67–270Bus, train
- Take the bus from Oviedo to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
42h 55m$539–1,181Drive 2,884.1 km
- Drive from Gijón to Sofiacar 2,884.1 km
28h 58m$527–762Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
45h 33m$250–279Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Sofiabus 1950
2d 8h$244–329Bus via Grenoble
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Grenoblebus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2d 9h$429–564Drive, car train
- Drive from Gijón to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
36h 9m$626–891
Gijón to Sofia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gijón to Sofia is to fly which costs $80 - $250 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Gijón to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 8h 38m and costs $65 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Gijón to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 33m.
The distance between Gijón and Sofia is 2430 km. The road distance is 2884.1 km.
The best way to get from Gijón to Sofia without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 55m and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Gijón to Sofia, including transfers.
Gijón to Sofia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón station.
The best way to get from Gijón to Sofia is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs $80 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs $250 - $280 and takes 45h 33m.
Gijón to Sofia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Gijón. It is currently 10:10 AM in Gijón and 11:10 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Gijón, Spain and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Vueling Airlines, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Sofia Central Bus Station via Padova in around 45h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Asturias Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Asturias Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Asturias Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Asturias Airport to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Asturias Airport to Sofia Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $270–440
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $65–100
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Oviedo to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Gijón/Xixón to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–210
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Timișoara to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $280–310
- 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
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
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