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How to get fromSkiathos to Sofiaby car ferry, bus, train, car, plane, or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Skiathos to Sofia by car ferry, bus, train, car, plane, or ferry

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  1. Car ferry, bus

    best
    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sofiabus bus 983 / ...
    9h 10m
    $101–227

  2. Hydrofoil, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Skiathos to Port of Volosferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Citylines 80
    10h 18m
    $61–82

  3. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain train Ic / ...
    12h 19m
    $107–220

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Thessaloniki to Sofiacar car
    6h 31m
    $143–272

  5. Car ferry, bus, fly

    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Mantoudicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Kymási to Athens - KTEL Liosion Streetbus bus
    3. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane ATH - SOF
    8h 49m
    $108–245

  6. Car ferry, bus via Sofia Serdika

    1. Take the carferry from Skiathos to Port of Thessalonikicarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sofia Serdikabus bus
    9h 19m
    $127–226

Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration1h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$59Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 476.7 km
  • Duration: 9h 10m

What companies run services between Skiathos, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Skiathos to Sofia. However, you can take the car ferry to Port of Thessaloniki, walk to Dimokratias, take the line 1 subway to Thessaloniki New Station, walk to Thessaloniki train station, then take the bus to Sofia. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Skiathos to Sofia via Thessaloniki, Dimokratias, Thessaloniki New Station, Thessaloniki, Serres, Serres, Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, and Blagoevgrad in around 12h 19m.

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