There are 7 ways to get from Kastoria to Sofia by bus, car, or plane
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 Blagoevgrad
best- Take the bus from Kastoria 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 bus from Blagoevgrad to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
9h 2m$41–51Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kastoria to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 42 / ...
9h 5m$39–46Drive 471.9 km
- Drive from Kastoria to Sofiacar 471.9 km
5h 10m$102–146Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kastoria to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IOA - SOF
11h 14m$135–374Bus #2
- Take the bus from Kastoria to Amýntaiobus
- Take the bus from Amýntaio to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdikabus
11h 46mBus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the bus from Kastoria to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SKG - SOF
9h 53m$114–264Fly from Aristotelis Airport
- Fly from Aristotelis Airport (KSO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KSO - SOF
8h 41m$80–247
Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kastoria to Sofia is to bus which costs $35 - $50 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kastoria to Sofia is to drive which takes 5h 10m and costs $100 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Kastoria to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Kastoria and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 2m.
The distance between Kastoria and Sofia is 490 km. The road distance is 471.9 km.
The best way to get from Kastoria to Sofia without a car is to bus via Blagoevgrad which takes 9h 2m and costs $40 - $55.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Kastoria to Sofia, including transfers.
Kastoria to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Kastorias, depart from Kastoria station.
The best way to get from Kastoria to Sofia is to bus via Blagoevgrad which takes 9h 2m and costs $40 - $55. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $75 - $250 and takes 8h 41m.
Kastoria to Sofia bus services, operated by KTEL Kastorias, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kastoria to Sofia is 472 km. It takes approximately 5h 10m to drive from Kastoria to Sofia.
What companies run services between Kastoria, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Kastoria to Sofia Central Bus Station via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres, and Blagoevgrad in around 9h 2m. Alternatively, Sky Express, Bulgaria Air, and Aegean Airlines fly from Aristotelis Airport (KSO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Aristotelis Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-kastorias.gr
Bus from Kastoria to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- ktel-kastorias.gr
Bus from Kastoria to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- ktel-kastorias.gr
Bus from Kastoria to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- ktel-kastorias.gr
Bus from Kastoria to Amýntaio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- ktel-kastorias.gr
Bus from Kastoria to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- ktel-kastorias.gr
- 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
- $7–10
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 0888 302 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- chona.alle.bg
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Kastoria to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +30 2385 022 430
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-florinas.gr
Bus from Amýntaio to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- ktel-florinas.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- Arda Tur
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