There are 9 ways to get from Portugal to Sofia by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIS - SOF
7h 4m$90–261Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
cheapest- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OPO - SOF
6h 51m$87–213Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Milanbus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 5h$352–573Drive 3,439.9 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Sofiacar 3,439.9 km
34h 1m$620–895Bus to Vigo, fly
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáizbus
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VGO - SOF
11h 55m$140–311Bus, train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáizbus
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SCQ - SOF
12h 1m$122–360Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Genoabus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 8h$322–462Train, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Porto Campanhatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
2d 16h$401–676Drive, car train
- Drive from Lisbon to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
41h 12m$721–1,029
Portugal to Sofia by train, bus, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Sofia is to fly which costs $85 - $220 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Sofia is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $85 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Martim Moniz and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Lisbon, Marittima/Principe Fs and Genoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Portugal and Sofia is 2777 km. The road distance is 3439.9 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Sofia without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 5h and costs $350 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Portugal to Sofia, including transfers.
Portugal to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
The best way to get from Portugal to Sofia is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $90 - $270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $320 - $470 and takes 2 days 8h.
Portugal to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portugal to Sofia is 3440 km. It takes approximately 34h 1m to drive from Portugal to Sofia.
What companies run services between Portugal and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, TAP Portugal, and Ryanair fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Martim Moniz to Sofia Central Bus Station via Estação Oriente, Lisbon, Genoa, Marittima/Principe Fs, Cadorna/Piazza Della Vittoria, and Genoa in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Vigo to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Vigo to Sofia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Vigo to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Vigo to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vigo to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Vigo to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sofia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sofia Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Vigo to Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–450
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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