There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Almería by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Almería Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane SOF - LEI
10h 10m€99–349Fly to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane SOF - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeriabus
10h 9m€74–205Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Perpignanbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granadatrain Ave
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain Alv
2d€391–594Drive 3,056 km
- Drive from Sofia to Almeríacar 3,056 km
30h 46m€497–718Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Aradbus 1950
- Take the bus from Arad to Almeríabus
2d 4h€178–236Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Almeriabus
2d 7hBus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia to Timișoarabus 1950
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Almeriabus
2d 10h€200–264
Sofia to Almería by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Almería is to fly and bus which costs €70 - €210 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Almería is to fly and bus which takes 10h 9m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Almería. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Almería via Arad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Sofia and Almería is 2308 km. The road distance is 3056 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Almería without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs €390 - €600.
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Sofia to Almería, including transfers.
Sofia to Almería bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Almería is to fly which takes 10h 10m and costs €95 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €240 and takes 2 days 4h.
Sofia to Almería bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Arad station.
Almería is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:46 AM in Sofia and 3:46 AM in Almería.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Almería, Spain?
Bulgaria Air, Iberia, and five other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Almería Airport (LEI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia to Almería via Arad and Arad in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almería Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almería Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Almería Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Arad to Almería
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- 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
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Almería is 3056 km. It takes approximately 30h 46m to drive from Sofia to Almería.
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