There are 6 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
best- Fly from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane JSI - SOF
4h 7m$70–180Hydrofoil, bus
cheapest- 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$69–146Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus 983 / ...
9h 10m$103–255Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry 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$108–243Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Drive from Thessaloniki to Sofiacar
6h 31m$144–295Car ferry, bus via Sofia Serdika
- Take the car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdikabus
9h 19m$110–245
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 $65 - $150 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Skiathos to Sofia is to fly which takes 4h 7m and costs $70 - $180.
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 2302+ 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $3–4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 4121654
- [email protected]
- Website
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
Ferry from Skiathos to Port of Volos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- aegeanflyingdolphins.gr
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