There are 5 ways to get from Kyoto to Sofia by train, plane, or bus
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 Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kyōto to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KIX - SOF
20h 48m$561–1,012Bus to Osaka International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ITM - SOF
23h 33m$358–1,210Train, train to Komatsu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Komatsutrain
- Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KMQ - SOF
25h 6m$521–1,729Train to Kobe, fly
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Kobetrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane UKB - SOF
24h 9mTrain to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NGO - SOF
21h 30m
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 20h 48m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between Kyoto and Sofia is 9106 km.
It takes approximately 20h 48m to get from Kyoto to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 7h behind Kyoto. It is currently 2:09 PM in Kyoto and 7:09 AM in Sofia.
There are 2267+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Kyoto to Sofia. However, you can take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, then take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal, walk to Osaka International Airport (ITM) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, then take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Narita, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Sofia Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Sofia Airport via Hong Kong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–3,200
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Incheon, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Komatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Kyoto to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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