There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Bukhara by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane SOF - BHK
10h 54m$396–1,252Bus, train via Bucharest
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$185–436Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Chisinaubus
- 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 8h$262–458Train, 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$272–469Drive 4,568.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Bukharacar 4,568.5 km
2d 4h$720–1,040Train, 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
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Bukhara is to bus and train via Bucharest which costs $180 - $440 and takes 5 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Bukhara is to fly which takes 10h 54m and costs $390 - $1,300.
The distance between Sofia and Bukhara is 3435 km. The road distance is 4568.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Bukhara without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 8h and costs $260 - $460.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Sofia to Bukhara, including transfers.
Bukhara is 2h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 2:34 PM in Sofia and 4:34 PM 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 498+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- 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
- $32–35
- Coupe
- $47–51
- SV
- $90–100
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $28–30
- Coupe
- $41–45
- SV
- $75–85
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
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