There are 8 ways to get from Graz to Sofia by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Graz Airport, train
best- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRZ - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
8h 28m$133–657Train to Vienna International Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
8h 36m$72–295Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Samokovbus
19h 3m$400–604Drive 1,031 km
- Drive from Graz to Samokovcar 1,031 km
10h 15m$194–281Train to Klagenfurt Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KLU - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
9h 4m$264–509Bus, train
- Take the bus from Graz P&R Webling to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kostenetstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
19h 41m$95–143Bus, train via Graz
- Take the bus from Graz to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kostenetstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
20h 56m$98–102Bus
- Take the bus from Graz to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendilbus
- Take the bus from Kjustendil to Samokovbus
21h 24m
Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Graz to Sofia is to bus and train via Graz which costs $97 - $102 and takes 20h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Graz to Sofia is to fly and train which takes 8h 28m and costs $130 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Graz to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof and arriving at Samokov via Ljubljana and Dupnitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 3m.
The distance between Graz and Sofia is 867 km. The road distance is 1031 km.
The best way to get from Graz to Sofia without a car is to bus via Ljubljana which takes 19h 3m and costs $400 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Graz to Sofia, including transfers.
Graz to Sofia bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof station.
Graz to Sofia bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Ljubljana station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Graz. It is currently 2:32 PM in Graz and 3:32 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Graz to Sofia is 1031 km. It takes approximately 10h 15m to drive from Graz to Sofia.
What companies run services between Graz, Austria and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Samokov via Ljubljana and Dupnitsa in around 19h 3m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–170
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- $35–55
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- *
- $27–40
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $304–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $304
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Dupnitsa to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Kjustendil to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Graz P&R Webling to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Graz to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +389 2 261 1758
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Graz to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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