There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Bulgaria by subway, plane, bus, or car
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Subway, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavínsubway
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PRG - SOF
5h 3m$38–175Bus via Serdika
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
18h 13m$58–95Drive 1,235.4 km
- Drive from Prague to Sofiacar 1,235.4 km
12h 58m$219–317Fly to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane PRG - BOJ
5h 1m$99–257Fly to Varna Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane PRG - VAR
5h 39m$172–404Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PRG - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 22m$66–192Bus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
19h 25m$85–180Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus N982
22h 57m$135–219
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Bulgaria is to subway and fly which costs $35 - $180 and takes 5h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs $95 - $260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station station and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Station station. Services depart once a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h 25m.
The distance between Prague and Bulgaria is 1111 km. The road distance is 1235.4 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Bulgaria without a car is to bus via Serdika which takes 18h 13m and costs $55 - $95.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Prague to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Prague to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Prague to Bulgaria is to bus via Serdika which takes 18h 13m and costs $55 - $95. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $95 - $260 and takes 5h 1m.
Prague to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Prague. It is currently 7:03 PM in Prague and 8:03 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Bulgaria?
Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station once a week. Tickets cost $55–95 and the journey takes 18h 6m. Alternatively, Smartwings, Austrian Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- [email protected]
- Website
- pid.cz
Subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavín
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://pid.cz/en/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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