There are 3 ways to get from Shanghai to Sofia by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PVG - SOF
17h 51m$208–609Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SHA - SOF
20h 59m$241–701Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane WUX - SOF
21h 27m$294–817
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sofia is to fly which costs $200 - $650 and takes 17h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sofia is to fly which takes 17h 51m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Shanghai and Sofia is 8389 km.
It takes approximately 17h 51m to get from Shanghai to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:01 AM in Shanghai and 9:01 PM in Sofia.
There are 2280+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Turkish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Xi An, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Capital, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Daxing, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tianfu International, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Xi An, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Sofia Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beijing Capital, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Sofia Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $9–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $20–28
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
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