There are 6 ways to get from Interlaken 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 Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
6h 53m$173–466Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
7h 11m$55–438Train, bus via Verona
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
25h 32m$199–284Drive 1,620.3 km
- Drive from Interlaken to Sofiacar 1,620.3 km
16h 22m$327–472Train, bus
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Luzerntrain Lix
- Take the bus from Lucerne to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
29h 21mBus
- Take the bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Zürich HB Schweizerhofbus Shuttler L1 online shuttle
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
31h 22m$158–202
Interlaken to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Interlaken to Sofia is to bus which costs $150 - $210 and takes 31h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Interlaken to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 53m and costs $170 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Interlaken to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Interlaken Sonnenhof and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Zurich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 22m.
The distance between Interlaken and Sofia is 1474 km. The road distance is 1620.3 km.
The best way to get from Interlaken to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Verona which takes 25h 32m and costs $190 - $290.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Interlaken to Sofia, including transfers.
Interlaken to Sofia bus services, operated by Shuttler, depart from Interlaken Sonnenhof station.
Interlaken to Sofia bus services, operated by Shuttler, arrive at Zürich HB Schweizerhof station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Interlaken. It is currently 3:17 PM in Interlaken and 4:17 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Interlaken to Sofia is 1620 km. It takes approximately 16h 22m to drive from Interlaken to Sofia.
What companies run services between Interlaken, Switzerland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Sofia Central Bus Station via Zürich HB Schweizerhof and Zurich in around 31h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken West to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- 2nd Class
- $70–95
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Interlaken West to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Interlaken Ost to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- 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
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 63 608508
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lucerne to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $18–30
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- shuttler.ch
Bus from Interlaken Sonnenhof to Zürich HB Schweizerhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://shuttler.ch/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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