There are 7 ways to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras by plane, bus, rideshare, or car
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Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane SOF - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
9h 23m€96–219Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pátrabus
13h 45m€29–45Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Stationbus Citylines 39 / ...
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
13h 36m€57–87Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Sofia-SOF to Patras745.4 km
8h 18mDrive 745.4 km
- Drive from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patrascar 745.4 km
8h 18m€135–195Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane SOF - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Aigiobus
11h 2m€106–309Fly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane SOF - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
9h 35m€106–304
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras is to bus which costs €29 - €45 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras is to drive which takes 8h 18m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras. However, there are services departing from Летище София Терминал 1 and arriving at Patras via Хотел Плиска, Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
The distance between Sofia Airport (SOF) and Patras is 850 km. The road distance is 745.4 km.
The best way to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 13h 36m and costs €55 - €90.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras, including transfers.
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras is 745 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Patras.
There are 772+ hotels available in Patras.
What companies run services between Sofia Airport (SOF), Bulgaria and Patras, Greece?
You can take a bus from Летище София Терминал 1 to Patras via Хотел Плиска, Централна Гара, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 13h 36m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Sofia Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Preveza Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pátra
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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