There are 10 ways to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë by plane, ferry, shuttle, bus, rideshare, car, busferry, or train
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Fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Flying Dolphin, shuttle
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane SOF - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandëferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Vlore , station
6h 27m$156–634Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Vlorëbus
17h 26m$39–84Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
14h 52mAirport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Sofia-SOF to Vlorë588.5 km
8h 43mDrive 588.5 km
- Drive from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorëcar 588.5 km
8h 43m$107–154Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SOF - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
4h 23m$60–175Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane SOF - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
9h 35mFly to Brindisi Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane SOF - BDS
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
12hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Dupnitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
14h 57mBus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana - Parking Stadiumi Dinamo to Vlorë pavaresiabus
16h 57m$88–108
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë is to bus which costs $35 - $85 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë is to fly and shuttle which takes 4h 23m and costs $60 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë. However, there are services departing from Летище София Терминал 1 and arriving at Vlorë via Умбал Св. Анна, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 52m.
The distance between Sofia Airport (SOF) and Vlorë is 599 km. The road distance is 588.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 14h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë, including transfers.
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station.
Vlorë is 1h behind Sofia Airport (SOF). It is currently 12:53 AM in Sofia Airport (SOF) and 11:53 PM in Vlorë.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë is 589 km. It takes approximately 8h 43m to drive from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vlorë.
What companies run services between Sofia Airport (SOF), Bulgaria and Vlorë, Albania?
You can take a bus from Летище София Терминал 1 to Vlorë via Умбал Св. Анна, Централна Гара, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Ioannina in around 14h 52m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 609 7542
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporthermesbooking.com
Shuttle from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- airporthermesbooking.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +7 916 321-96-39
- [email protected]
- Website
- RivieraBus
Bus from Tirana - Parking Stadiumi Dinamo to Vlorë pavaresia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- RivieraBus
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- Classic Company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- [email protected]
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- [email protected]
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- [email protected]
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- [email protected]
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- [email protected]
- Website
- Finikas Lines
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–36
- Website
- Finikas Lines
- Ferry - Low Season
- $24
- Ferry - High Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- $36
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $31–41
- Website
- Ionian Seaways
- High Season
- $31
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- [email protected]
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- Albania Luxury Ferries
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