There are 7 ways to get from Sinaia to Sofia by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Sinaia to Bucharesttrain Braşov - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
8h 24m$38–48Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Sinaia to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
9h 31m$12–28Drive 505.7 km
- Drive from Sinaia to Sofiacar 505.7 km
7h 6m$81–117Train, fly
- Take the train from Sinaia to Bucharesttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
6h 3m$71–220Bus
- Take the bus from Sinaia to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
9h 27mTrain, bus via Sector 6
- Take the train from Sinaia to Chitilatrain Braşov - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus N980 / ...
10h 7m$40–73Train
- Take the train from Sinaia to Bucharesttrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain Ic
12h 44m$24–39
Sinaia to Sofia by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sinaia to Sofia is to train and night train which costs $12 - $28 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Sinaia to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $70 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Sinaia to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Sinaia and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Aeroport Henri Coanda Sosiri, Piata Victoriei and Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Sinaia to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Sinaia and arriving at Sofia Sever via Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 31m.
The distance between Sinaia and Sofia is 525 km. The road distance is 505.7 km.
The best way to get from Sinaia to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 24m and costs $35 - $50.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Sinaia to Sofia, including transfers.
Sinaia to Sofia bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, depart from Sinaia station.
Sinaia to Sofia train services, operated by Transferoviar Călători (TFC), depart from Sinaia station.
The best way to get from Sinaia to Sofia is to bus which takes 9h 27m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $24 - $40 and takes 12h 44m.
What companies run services between Sinaia, Romania and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sinaia to Sofia Central Bus Station via Aeroport Henri Coanda Sosiri, Piata Victoriei, Gara de Nord, and Bucharest in around 9h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sinaia to Sofia via Bucuresti Nord and Ruse in around 12h 44m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $5–9
- 1st Class
- $10–15
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $5–9
- 1st Class
- $10–15
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $5–9
- 1st Class
- $10–15
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $5–9
- 1st Class
- $10–15
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sinaia to Chitila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Sinaia to Chitila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Sinaia to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
- 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
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Sinaia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- 021 9456
- [email protected]
- Website
- cditransport.ro
Bus from Sinaia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- cditransport.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Sinaia to Sofia bus services, operated by Transfer Low Cost, arrive at Bucharest Otopeni Airport station.
Sinaia to Sofia train services, operated by Transferoviar Călători (TFC), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sinaia to Sofia is 506 km. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Sinaia to Sofia.
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