There are 4 ways to get from San Jose to Sofia by train, plane, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SFO - SOF
17h 55m$286–770Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SJC - SOF
20h 19m$322–902Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MRY - SOF
23h 43m$383–1,260BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OAK - SOF
20h 40m$329–912
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Sofia is to Caltrain and fly which costs $280 - $800 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Sofia is to Caltrain and fly which takes 17h 55m and costs $280 - $800.
The distance between San Jose and Sofia is 10508 km.
It takes approximately 17h 55m to get from San Jose to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 10h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 2:03 PM in San Jose and 12:03 AM in Sofia.
There are 2282+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Delta, Bulgaria Air, and eight other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sofia Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sofia Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sofia Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sofia Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–850
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sofia Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sofia Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sofia Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Sofia Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sofia Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sofia Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sofia Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Bus operators
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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