There are 8 ways to get from Maribor to Sofia by bus, car, plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Sofiabus N981
14h 49m$129–391Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
6h 48m$90–245Drive 900.6 km
- Drive from Maribor to Sofiacar 900.6 km
8h 24m$148–214Bus to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airportbus
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRZ - SOF
8h 54m$265–684Train, bus
- Take the train from Maribor to Ljubljanatrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
15h 9m$97–99Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
16h 36m$175–434Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airportbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAG - SOF
8h 18m$119–615Train, train to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KLU - SOF
10h 48m$152–606
Maribor to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Maribor to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $97 - $99 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Maribor to Sofia is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $90 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Maribor to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja and arriving at Sofia via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 49m.
The distance between Maribor and Sofia is 900 km. The road distance is 900.6 km.
The best way to get from Maribor to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 14h 49m and costs $120 - $400.
It takes approximately 14h 49m to get from Maribor to Sofia, including transfers.
Maribor to Sofia bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Maribor to Sofia bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Zagreb station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Maribor. It is currently 5:53 PM in Maribor and 6:53 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Maribor to Sofia is 901 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Maribor to Sofia.
What companies run services between Maribor, Slovenia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Sofia via Zagreb in around 14h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Maribor to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Maribor to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $145
- Shared
- $50–75
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $134
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $145
- Shared
- $50–75
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $145
- Shared
- $50–75
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $89
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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