There are 7 ways to get from Marbella to Sofia by bus, plane, train, car ferry, ferry, 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.
Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AGP - SOF
6h 48m$69–213Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
47h 35mBus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardobus 622
- Take the carferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Medcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Genoaferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 14h$347–686Drive 3,264.5 km
- Drive from Marbella to Sofiacar 3,264.5 km
33h 26m$570–824Bus, train via Padova
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 2h$290–426Bus
- Take the bus from Marbella to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 3h$322–405Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Devabus
- Take the train from Deva to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
2d 22h$217–289
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marbella to Sofia is to bus and fly which costs $65 - $220 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Marbella to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $65 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Marbella to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Marbella and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Marbella and Sofia is 2530 km. The road distance is 3264.5 km.
The best way to get from Marbella to Sofia without a car is to bus and train which takes 47h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Marbella to Sofia, including transfers.
Marbella to Sofia bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Marbella station.
Marbella to Sofia bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Marbella. It is currently 1:41 AM in Marbella and 2:41 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Marbella to Sofia is 3264 km. It takes approximately 33h 26m to drive from Marbella to Sofia.
What companies run services between Marbella, Spain and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Marbella to Sofia Central Bus Station via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Padova in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Deva to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Marbella Estación de Autobuses to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Marbella to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–230
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–217
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- $30–45
- Seat + Car
- $217
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- FRS Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- FRS Ferries
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- Trasmediterránea S.A.
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–26
- Website
- Trasmediterránea S.A.
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–330
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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