There are 5 ways to get from Osaka to Sofia by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KIX - SOF
20h$387–1,208Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ITM - SOF
22h 8m$443–1,303Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NGO - SOF
22h 28mFly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane UKB - SOF
23h 4m$454–1,407Train, bus to Tokushima Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Maikotrain
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TKS - SOF
24h 6m$595–1,756
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $380 - $1,300 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 20h and costs $380 - $1,300.
The distance between Osaka and Sofia is 9067 km.
It takes approximately 20h to get from Osaka to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 6h behind Osaka. It is currently 1:27 AM in Osaka and 7:27 PM in Sofia.
There are 2301+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Sofia, Bulgaria?
All Nippon Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Japan Airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Narita, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sofia Airport via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Narita, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sofia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–3,600
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Sofia Airport via Incheon, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,900
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Sofia Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sofia Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Kobe to Sofia Airport via Incheon, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,500
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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