There are 4 ways to get from Reşiţa to Sofia by taxi, bus, train, car, or plane
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Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Reşiţa to Caransebeștaxi
- Take the bus from Caransebeș to Sofiabus 1950
9h 43m$84–128Train
cheapest- Take the train from Reșița Sud to Caransebeştrain
- Take the train from Caransebeş to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain Ic
16h 18m$47–53Drive 480.7 km
- Drive from Reşiţa to Sofiacar 480.7 km
5h 45m$77–111Drive, train, fly
- Drive from Reşiţa to Vrsaccar
- Take the train from Vrsac to Novi Beogradtrain
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BEG - SOF
7h 48m$89–219
Reşiţa to Sofia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reşiţa to Sofia is to train which costs $45 - $55 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Reşiţa to Sofia is to drive which takes 5h 45m and costs $75 - $120.
No, there is no direct train from Reşiţa to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Reșița Sud and arriving at Sofia Sever via Caransebeş, Craiova and Vidin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 18m.
The distance between Reşiţa and Sofia is 648 km. The road distance is 480.7 km.
The best way to get from Reşiţa to Sofia without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 9h 43m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Reşiţa to Sofia, including transfers.
Reşiţa to Sofia train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Reșița Sud station.
Reşiţa to Sofia train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Caransebeş station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reşiţa to Sofia is 481 km. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Reşiţa to Sofia.
There are 2308+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Reşiţa, Romania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Reșița Sud to Sofia Sever via Caransebeş, Craiova, and Vidin in around 16h 18m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Reșița Sud to Caransebeş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Caransebeş to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–7
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Vrsac to Novi Beograd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- $4–5
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Caransebeș to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $24–29
Special OK 6 Taxi
- Phone
- +40 255 222 941
Taxi Citytaxi
- Phone
- +40 255 222 220
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