There are 7 ways to get from Korçë to Bulgaria by bus, car, plane, or train
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 Korçë to Thessalonikibus
- 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 40m$60–89Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Korçë to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
13h 29m$54Drive 446.5 km
- Drive from Korçë to Sofiacar 446.5 km
6h 43m$95–137Bus, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Korçë to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IOA - SOF
13h 59mBus, train
- Take the bus from Korçë to Thessalonikibus
- 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 / ...
10h 23m$60–88Bus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 42 / ...
11h 19m$60–67Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Take the bus from Korçë to Thessalonikibus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SKG - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
12h 16m$102–290
Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Korçë to Bulgaria is to bus which costs $54 and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Korçë to Bulgaria is to drive which takes 6h 43m and costs $90 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Korçë to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Korçë and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
The distance between Korçë and Bulgaria is 548 km. The road distance is 446.5 km.
The best way to get from Korçë to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Blagoevgrad which takes 9h 40m and costs $60 - $90.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Korçë to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Korçë to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, depart from Korçë station.
Korçë to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Crazy Holidays, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Korçë. It is currently 1:36 AM in Korçë and 2:36 AM in Bulgaria.
Yes, the driving distance between Korçë to Bulgaria is 447 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Korçë to Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Korçë, Albania and Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Korçë to Sofia Central Bus Station via Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres, and Blagoevgrad in around 9h 40m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
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
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- 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
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Korçë to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Korçë to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Korçë to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- 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
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
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- 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
- +383 38 616 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Korçë to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- Linja të autobusëve Gjirafa
- 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
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Korçë to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Korçë to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- 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
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