There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Brno by plane, train, bus 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.
Recommended option
Fly to Vienna, train • 6h 44m
Cheapest option
Bus • 16h
6 alternative options
Fly to Prague, train • 7h 51m
Fly to Budapest, train • 9h 21m
Fly to Bratislava, train • 6h 33m
Bus via Vienna • 21h 2m
Train • 28h 42m
Drive • 10h 22m
Sofia to Brno by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Brno is to bus which costs $35 - $65 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Brno is to fly and train which takes 6h 33m and costs $75 - $410.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station station and arriving at Brno Bus Station Zvonarka station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Brno. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Brno Hlavni Nadrazi via Vidin, Craiova, Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 42m.
The distance between Sofia and Brno is 981 km. The road distance is 1084.6 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Brno without a car is to bus which takes 16h and costs $35 - $65.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Sofia to Brno, including transfers.
Sofia to Brno bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Brno train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Brno is to bus which takes 16h and costs $35 - $65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $95 - $150 and takes 28h 42m.
- Distance: 980.5 km
- Duration: 6h 44m
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Brno, Czechia?
Racic Eurobus operates a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Brno Bus Station Zvonarka 4 times a week. Tickets cost 1 500 Kč - 2 000 Kč and the journey takes 16h. Union Ivkoni also services this route twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sofia to Brno via Vidin, Craiova, Budapest-Keleti, and Wien Hbf in around 28h 42m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 950 Kč - 7 000 Kč
Flights from Sofia to Prague via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 1 700 Kč - 9 500 Kč
Flights from Sofia to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1 100 Kč - 8 500 Kč
Flights from Sofia to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 650 Kč - 9 000 Kč
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2 200 Kč - 9 500 Kč
Flights from Sofia to Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4 100 Kč - 13 000 Kč
Flights from Sofia to Budapest via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 3 700 Kč - 12 000 Kč
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 3 400 Kč - 20 000 Kč
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia to Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4 300 Kč - 15 000 Kč
Railjet trains operate domestically within Austria and also connect to major cities in Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary. This premium service runs at speeds of up to 230km/h and offers three travel classes (economy, first and business), all with free Wi-Fi and power sockets. Other amenities include a bistro-restaurant car and family zones. Seat reservations can be made up to 90 days prior to the train's departure (compulsory for all cross-border trains but not for domestic routes).
Contact Details
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 600 Kč - 950 Kč
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 160 Kč - 200 Kč
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 390 Kč - 470 Kč
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 280 Kč - 330 Kč
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- +420530000053
- info@gepard.com
Train from Vienna Hbf to Brno hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 429 Kč
- Website
- https://www.gepard.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 410 Kč - 900 Kč
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- 410 Kč - 650 Kč
- Business
- 595 Kč - 605 Kč
- 1st Class
- 550 Kč - 900 Kč
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 1 000 Kč - 1 500 Kč
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Brno hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 750 Kč - 1 100 Kč
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Brno Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 180 Kč - 600 Kč
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- 180 Kč - 250 Kč
- 1st Class
- 460 Kč - 600 Kč
Train from Budapest Keleti Train Station to Vienna Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 250 Kč - 850 Kč
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- 250 Kč - 360 Kč
- 1st Class
- 750 Kč - 850 Kč
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Brno hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- 160 Kč - 220 Kč
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Regional 2nd Class
- 160 Kč - 220 Kč
- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 130 Kč - 260 Kč
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 130 Kč - 190 Kč
- 1st Class
- 200 Kč - 260 Kč
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 280 Kč - 320 Kč
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1 200 Kč - 1 500 Kč
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Brno Bus Station Zvonarka
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1 500 Kč - 2 000 Kč
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 900 Kč - 1 500 Kč
- Website
- http://en.union-ivkoni.com/
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Sofia to Vienna Erdberg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 2 000 Kč - 2 900 Kč
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 320 Kč - 450 Kč
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Sofia to Brno bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, arrive at Brno Bus Station Zvonarka.
Brno is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 6:08 AM in Sofia and 5:08 AM in Brno.
Sofia to Brno train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Brno Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Brno is 1085 km. It takes approximately 10h 22m to drive from Sofia to Brno.
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