There are 7 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
12h 55m$112–292Bus
- 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$180–317Train, bus via Gdańsk
- Take the train from Samara to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Głównybus 900 / ...
- Take the train from Gdansk Glowny to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
3d 4h$358–1,000Bus 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$122–343Train, bus
- 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$180–441Train, bus #2
- 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$167–232
Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samara to Sofia is to bus and fly which costs $110 - $300 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Samara to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 12h 55m and costs $110 - $300.
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 bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $180 - $320.
It takes approximately 12h 55m 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 1:07 AM in Samara and 12:07 AM in Sofia.
There are 2297+ 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
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–290
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Pulkovo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Sochi, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Pulkovo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Nizhny Novgorod, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport to Sofia Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–290
Flights from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport to Sofia Airport via Cherepovets, Moscow Sheremetyevo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport to Sofia Airport via Cherepovets, Pulkovo, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
Flights from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport to Sofia Airport via Sochi, Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Tbilisi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Samara to Kaliningrad-Passajirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $260–370
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $65–90
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $85–120
Train from Samara to Syzran 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $70–110
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $10–14
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $22–30
Train from Samara to Moscow Vostochny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 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
- $45–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–90
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Gdansk Glowny to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 7(927) 745-74-57
- Website
- samppk.ru
Train from Samara to Syzran 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- samppk.ru
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- 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
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Samara Central Bus station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Syzran to Ulyanovsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $87–173
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $173
- Children
- $87
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- [email protected]
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Główny
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $97
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $13–19
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
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