There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Bata by bus, train, taxi, car, plane, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Sofia to Timișoarabus 1950
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Batutabus
15h 16m$69–103Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain Ic
- Take the nighttrain from Craiova to Săvârşinnighttrain
17h 40m$47–58Train, taxi
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain Ic
- Take the train from Craiova to Lugojtrain
- Take the taxi from Lugoj to Batataxi
16h 43m$66–87Drive 508.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Batacar 508.3 km
7h 41m$81–117Fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane SOF - TSR
- Take the bus from Timisoara Airport to Făgetbus
10h 32mFly to Arad, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Arad (ARW)plane SOF - ARW
- Take the train from Arad to Lalaşinţ h.train
17h 12m$97–275Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
- Take the train from Arad to Lalaşinţ h.train
10h 22m$96–294
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Bata is to train and night train which costs $45 - $60 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Bata is to drive which takes 7h 41m and costs $80 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Bata. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Batuta via Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Bata. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Săvârşin via Vidin and Craiova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 40m.
The distance between Sofia and Bata is 713 km. The road distance is 508.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Bata without a car is to bus which takes 15h 16m and costs $65 - $110.
It takes approximately 15h 16m to get from Sofia to Bata, including transfers.
Sofia to Bata bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Bata train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia station.
Sofia to Bata bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Timișoara station.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Bata, Romania?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Bata via Timișoara, Bătania, Gara de Nord, Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord, and Batuta in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Arad via Belgrade, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Arad via Istanbul, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Arad via Sabiha Gokcen, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Sofia Airport to Arad via Athens, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Sofia Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Arad via Athens, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Arad via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $23–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Lugoj
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–28
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Craiova to Săvârşin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Lalaşinţ h.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Lalaşinţ h.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0259 471 690
- Website
- autogenn.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Batuta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Schedules at
- autogenn.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Timisoara Airport to Făget
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
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Sofia to Bata train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Vidin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Bata is 508 km. It takes approximately 7h 41m to drive from Sofia to Bata.
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