There are 7 ways to get from Skiathos to Sofia by plane, car ferry, bus, train, car, or ferry
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 Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
best- Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane JSI - SOF
4h 7m$70–200Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus 983 / ...
9h 10m$108–253Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain Re
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
12h 19m$113–251Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Drive from Thessaloniki to Sofiacar
6h 31m$149–303Car ferry, bus to Athens International Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Mantoudicarferry
- Take the bus from Kymási to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ATH - SOF
8h 49m$109–232Car ferry, bus via Sofia Serdika
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdikabus
9h 19m$134–258Hydrofoil, bus
- Take the ferry from Skiathos to Port of Volosferry
- Take the bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 80
10h 18m$70–134
Skiathos to Sofia by ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skiathos to Sofia is to Hydrofoil and bus which costs $70 - $140 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Skiathos to Sofia is to fly which takes 4h 7m and costs $70 - $200.
The distance between Skiathos and Sofia is 407 km.
The best way to get from Skiathos to Sofia without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 9h 10m and costs $100 - $260.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Skiathos to Sofia, including transfers.
There are 2268+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Skiathos, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Mantoudi
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- Seajets
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