There are 3 ways to get from New York to Sofia by plane or bus
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EWR - SOF
14h$342–979Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane JFK - SOF
13h 46m$264–768Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane JFK - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
18h 7m$309–857
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New York to Sofia is to fly which costs $260 - $800 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Sofia is to fly which takes 13h 46m and costs $260 - $800.
The distance between New York and Sofia is 7638 km.
It takes approximately 14h to get from New York to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 7h ahead of New York. It is currently 4:45 PM in New York and 11:45 PM in Sofia.
There are 2280+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines, LOT, and four other airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–850
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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