There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Bukhara by plane, bus, train, night 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 Bukhara International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane SOF - BHK
9h 19m$361–1,161Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Bukhara 1train
5d 2h$191–451Bus, train via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Bukhara 1train
4d 7h$234–412Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Bukhara 1train
5d$276–468Drive 4,568.4 km
- Drive from Sofia to Bukharacar 4,568.4 km
2d 4h$720–1,040Fly to Samarkand International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane SOF - SKD
- Take the bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Bukhara bus stationbus
15h 9mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Riajsk 1train
- Take the train from Ryazhsk-1 to Bukhara 1train
6d 2h
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Bukhara is to bus and train via Bucharest which costs $230 - $420 and takes 4 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Bukhara is to fly which takes 9h 19m and costs $360 - $1,200.
The distance between Sofia and Bukhara is 3435 km. The road distance is 4568.4 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Bukhara without a car is to bus and train via Bucharest which takes 4 days 7h and costs $230 - $420.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Sofia to Bukhara, including transfers.
Bukhara is 3h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 11:34 PM in Sofia and 2:34 AM in Bukhara.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Bukhara is 4568 km. It takes approximately 2 days 4h to drive from Sofia to Bukhara.
There are 451+ hotels available in Bukhara.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Bukhara, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines flies from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK) 4 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Volzhsky to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $32–51
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $32–34
- Coupe
- $47–51
- SV
- $85–100
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–44
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $28–30
- Coupe
- $40–44
- SV
- $75–85
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volzhsky to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
Train from Volzhsky to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
Train from Ryazhsk-1 to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $250–360
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–85
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–120
Train from Nazran to Riajsk 1
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–84
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- $47
- Single Room
- $84
- Four Person Room
- $41
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- [email protected]
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $84–168
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $168
- Children
- $84
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +40735123000
- [email protected]
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- UZ Trans
Bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Bukhara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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