There are 10 ways to get from Himarë to Sofia by bus, car, shuttle, plane, taxi, train, busferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Skopje
best- Take the bus from Himarë to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë 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
14h 22m$66–96Drive 622 km
- Drive from Himarë to Sofiacar 622 km
10h 27m$132–190Bus, shuttle to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly
- Take the bus from Himarë to Vlorëbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIA - SOF
10h 22m$96–268Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Himarë to Gjirokastërtaxi
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
14h 26mBus
- Take the bus from Himarë to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
15h 26m$71–79Bus #2
- Take the bus from Himarë to Tirana - Parking Stadiumi Dinamobus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
16h 11m$96–108Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Himarë - Hostel Sun to Trip'n'Hostel, Tiranabus
- 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
16h 28m$88–148Bus, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Himarë to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IOA - SOF
14h 9mBus, bus and ferry, train to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Himarë to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRI - SOF
12h 29mBus, ferry to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly
- Take the bus from Himarë to Sarandëbus
- Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CFU - SOF
7h 23m$81–277
Himarë to Sofia by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Himarë to Sofia is to bus which costs $70 - $80 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Himarë to Sofia is to bus and ferry and fly which takes 7h 23m and costs $80 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Himarë to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Himarë and arriving at Sofia via Vlorë, Struga, Tetovo and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 22m.
The distance between Himarë and Sofia is 755 km. The road distance is 622 km.
The best way to get from Himarë to Sofia without a car is to bus via Skopje which takes 14h 22m and costs $65 - $100.
It takes approximately 14h 22m to get from Himarë to Sofia, including transfers.
Himarë to Sofia bus services, operated by RivieraBus, depart from Himarë station.
Himarë to Sofia bus services, operated by RivieraBus, arrive at Tirana - Parking Stadiumi Dinamo station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Himarë. It is currently 11:24 AM in Himarë and 12:24 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Himarë to Sofia is 622 km. It takes approximately 10h 27m to drive from Himarë to Sofia.
What companies run services between Himarë, Albania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Himarë to Sofia via Vlorë, Struga, Tetovo, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 14h 22m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $17–180
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–200
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +7 916 321-96-39
- [email protected]
- Website
- RivieraBus
Bus from Himarë to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Website
- RivieraBus
Bus from Himarë to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Website
- RivieraBus
Bus from Himarë to Tirana - Parking Stadiumi Dinamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- RivieraBus
Bus from Himarë to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Website
- RivieraBus
Bus from Himarë to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Website
- RivieraBus
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Vlorë to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- 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
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +355 67 609 7542
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporthermesbooking.com
Shuttle from Vlorë to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- airporthermesbooking.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 398 7951
- [email protected]
- Website
- Olgeno Travel
Bus from Himarë to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Olgeno Travel
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 750 4535
- [email protected]
- Website
- candy-tours.com
Bus from Himarë - Hostel Sun to Trip'n'Hostel, Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- 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
- $22–50
- 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
- $23
- 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
- $22–50
- 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
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355692762594
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Himarë to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- Trans Dea
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
- High Season
- $30
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- [email protected]
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- Albania Luxury Ferries
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- [email protected]
- Website
- Finikas Lines
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–34
- Website
- Finikas Lines
- Ferry - Low Season
- $23
- Ferry - High Season
- $29
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- $29
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- $34
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Riviera Taxi
- Phone
- +355 69 576 4514
Taxi Behari
- Phone
- +355 69 332 7815
Taxi Boni
- Phone
- +355 69 558 4747
Taxi Himare
- Phone
- +355 692896252
- Website
- taxihimara.com
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