There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Budva by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane SOF - TIV
6h 23m€164–297Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
14h 29m€55–95Bus via Bor
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Borbus
- Take the bus from Bor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
11h 37mDrive 562.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Budvacar 562.2 km
8h 49m€77–111Fly Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane SOF - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
7h 48mBus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Tivat Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane BEG - TIV
7h 48m€135–347Fly Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane SOF - DBV
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
12h 31m€75–196Bus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
17h 6m€56–72
Sofia to Budva by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Budva is to bus which costs €55 - €75 and takes 17h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Budva is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €160 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Budva. However, there are services departing from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and arriving at Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Pirot, Main Bus Station and Bor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 37m.
The distance between Sofia and Budva is 418 km. The road distance is 562.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Budva without a car is to bus via Bor which takes 11h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Sofia to Budva, including transfers.
Sofia to Budva bus services, operated by Matpu, depart from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Budva is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €160 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus via Bor, which costs and takes 11h 37m.
Sofia to Budva bus services, operated by Matpu, arrive at Pirot, Main Bus Station.
Budva is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 1:45 PM in Sofia and 12:45 PM in Budva.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Budva, Montenegro?
Air Serbia, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tivat Airport (TIV) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Budva, Autobuska Stanica via Pirot, Main Bus Station and Bor in around 11h 37m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Pirot, Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 10 310 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Bor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Bor to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Schedules at
- polazak.com
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Bečići
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/trans-jug
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- [email protected]
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- [email protected]
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +382 20 624 343
- [email protected]
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 69087824
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 68857061
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Touring-Doo-Kotor/123
- Phone
- +382 69 016 430
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/autoprevoz-zaton
- Phone
- +382 69 083 484
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Papovic/111
- Phone
- +382 40 214 382
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +382 69 222 288
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 20 602 535
- [email protected]
- Website
- new.busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 68 109 090
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
- Phone
- +382 69 514 519
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Schedules at
- https://polazak.rs/sr/prevoznici/krivokapic-turs
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Phone
- +382 68 155 199
- [email protected]
- Website
- getbybus.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/euroline-travel
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- [email protected]
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
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