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How to get fromNisí Íos to Sofiaby car ferry, plane, bus, train, ferry, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Nisí Íos to Sofia by car ferry, plane, bus, train, ferry, or car

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  1. Car ferry to Paros National Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Paros National Airport (PAS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane PAS - SOF
    6h 40m
    $216–417

  2. Car ferry to Santorini, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane JTR - SOF
    8h 31m
    $107–271

  3. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Pireaus to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    6. Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain train Ic / ...
    19h 3m
    $124–326

  4. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Ios to Syrosferry ferry Hsw
    2. Take the ferry from Syros to Kavalaferry ferry Bsf
    3. Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 49m
    $220–436

  5. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Port of Rafinacarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Port of Rafina to Sofiacar car
    14h 10m
    $259–434

  6. Car ferry to Naxos Is, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Naxoscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Naxos Is (JNX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane JNX - SOF
    8h 11m
    $184–320

  7. Car ferry to Milos Island National Airport, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Port of Miloscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Milos Island National Airport (MLO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MLO - SOF
    10h 1m
    $174–380

  8. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Piraeus Port Akti Kondili to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    19h 47m
    $149–311

  9. Car ferry, bus via Sérifos

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Ios to Port of Serifoscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Serifos to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Piraeus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    25h 52m
    $163–223

Paros National Airport (PAS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration3h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket$128Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 710.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 40m

What companies run services between Nisí Íos, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Nisí Íos to Sofia. However, you can take the car ferry to Paros, take the taxi to Paros National Airport (PAS) 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 a car ferry from Port of Ios to Sofia via Paros, Port of Piraeus, Pireaus, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres, Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, and Blagoevgrad in around 19h 3m.

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