There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Celje by plane, shuttle, bus, 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 Ljubljana, shuttle
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane SOF - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celje
7h 41m€149–344Bus, train via Ljubljana
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Celjetrain Re / ...
13h 59m€83–84Drive 886 km
- Drive from Sofia to Celjecar 886 km
8h 53m€125–180Fly to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane SOF - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celje
8h 46m€337–628Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SOF - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the train from Maribor to Celjetrain
9h 26m€108–507Fly to Vienna International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SOF - VIE
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Take the train from Maribor to Celjetrain
8h 37m€91–229Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Maribor bus stationbus N981
- Take the train from Maribor to Celjetrain Re / ...
16h 24m€83–133Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Celje Glazijabus Pr A18 0187 11 / ...
19h 15m€120–152
Sofia to Celje by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Celje is to bus and train via Ljubljana which costs €83 - €85 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Celje is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 41m and costs €140 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Celje. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Celje Glazija via Ljubljana AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 15m.
The distance between Sofia and Celje is 904 km. The road distance is 886 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Celje without a car is to bus and train via Ljubljana which takes 13h 59m and costs €83 - €85.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Sofia to Celje, including transfers.
Sofia to Celje bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Celje bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Ljubljana station.
Celje is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:03 AM in Sofia and 3:03 AM in Celje.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Celje is 886 km. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Sofia to Celje.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Celje, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Celje Glazija via Ljubljana and Ljubljana AP in around 19h 15m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ljubljana to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Maribor to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €60–70
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €55–65
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Celje
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €60–70
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85–153
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €153
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Maribor bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Celje Glazija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nomago
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