There are 9 ways to get from Samara to Sofia by bus, plane, train, or shuttle
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Bus to Kurumoch International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KUF - SOF
11h 35m$112–312Train, bus
- Take the train from Samara to Kazansky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chisinau to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus 983
2d 8h$183–367Train, bus via Kaliningrad
- Take the train from Samara to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Warsaw Zachodni Bus Stationbus 247
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
3d 5h$233–410Bus to Kurumoch International Airport, fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane KUF - INI
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
20h 39mTrain, bus to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Samara to Syzran 1train
- Take the bus from Syzran to Ulyanovsk Bus stationbus
- Fly from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ULV - SOF
26h 18m$121–351Bus to Kurumoch International Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane KUF - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
16h 53mBus
- Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Saratovbus 720
- Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 18h$179–317Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Samara to Moscow Vostochny Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
3d 8h$174–430Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Samara to Krasnodar 1train
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
4d 1h$163–228
Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samara to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $160 - $230 and takes 4 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Samara to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 11h 35m and costs $110 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Samara station to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Samara Central Bus station and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Saratov, Moscow International Bus Station, Chișinău Autogara Nord, Autogara Filaret and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Samara and Sofia is 2364 km.
The best way to get from Samara to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $180 - $370.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Samara to Sofia, including transfers.
Samara to Sofia bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, depart from Samara Central Bus station.
Samara to Sofia bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, arrive at Saratov station.
Sofia is 1h behind Samara. It is currently 9:50 AM in Samara and 8:50 AM in Sofia.
There are 2264+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Samara, Russia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Samara Central Bus station to Sofia Central Bus Station via Saratov, Moscow International Bus Station, Chișinău Autogara Nord, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Autogara Filaret, Gara de Nord, and Bucharest in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Sochi, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport to Sofia Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–330
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Samara to Kazansky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $140–210
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $30–45
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $45–65
Train from Samara to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $250–360
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $65–85
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $85–120
Train from Samara to Syzran 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $70–100
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $10–13
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $21–30
Train from Samara to Moscow Vostochny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $160–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–75
Train from Samara to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
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