There are 2 ways to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Baku by plane, train, or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane SOF - GYD
5h 55m$228–331Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Batumi Centralbus
- Take the train from Batumi to Tbilisitrain 803 / ...
- Take the train from Tbilisi to Bakutrain 37
2d 1h$114–211
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Baku is to train and bus which costs $110 - $220 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Baku is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs $220 - $340.
The distance between Sofia Airport (SOF) and Baku is 2248 km.
The best way to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Baku without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $110 - $220.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Baku, including transfers.
Baku is 1h ahead of Sofia Airport (SOF). It is currently 7:28 AM in Sofia Airport (SOF) and 8:28 AM in Baku.
There are 1923+ hotels available in Baku.
What companies run services between Sofia Airport (SOF), Bulgaria and Baku, Azerbaijan?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and Azerbaijan Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +995 32 2199010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Georgian Railway
Train from Batumi to Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Schedules at
- Georgian Railway
- Website
- Georgian Railway
- 2 Class
- $14
- 1 Class
- $29
- Phone
- 1-84
- [email protected]
- Website
- South Caucasus Railway
Train from Batumi to Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- South Caucasus Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–45
- 2nd Class (Compartment)
- $45–60
- 1nd Class (Soft-seated)
- $70–90
- Phone
- 1822
- [email protected]
- Website
- Azerbaijan Railways (ADY)
Train from Tbilisi to Baku
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Azerbaijan Railways (ADY)
- Standard
- $10–16
- Standard+
- $14–20
- Business
- $24–35
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–42
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $26–40
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Batumi Central
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41–80
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $55–80
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