There are 10 ways to get from Granada to Sofia by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Málaga Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AGP - SOF
8h$84–235Train, bus
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
39h 30m$455–682Drive 3,087.5 km
- Drive from Granada to Sofiacar 3,087.5 km
31h 48m$565–815Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAD - SOF
10h 16m$138–447Train to Almería Airport, fly
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LEI - SOF
11h 53m$126–398Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRX - SOF
8h 38m$87–293Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ALC - SOF
10h 51m$98–330Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 2h$280–330Bus, train
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Almeriabus
- Take the bus from Almería to Aradbus
- Take the train from Arad to Timisoara Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Sofiabus
2d 9h$228–312Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Sofiabus 1950
2d 12h$245–326
Granada to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $80 - $240 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h and costs $80 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Granada to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Granada Estación de Autobuses and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Granada and Sofia is 2651 km. The road distance is 3087.5 km.
The best way to get from Granada to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 30m and costs $450 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Granada to Sofia, including transfers.
Granada to Sofia bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Granada Estación de Autobuses station.
The best way to get from Granada to Sofia is to fly which takes 8h 38m and costs $85 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs $280 - $330 and takes 2 days 2h.
Granada to Sofia bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Granada. It is currently 11:47 PM in Granada and 12:47 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Sofia Central Bus Station via Madrid, Estación Sur De Autobuses, Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur, and Padova in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Sofia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Almería Airport to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–220
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Almería to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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