There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Chelyabinsk by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sofia Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)plane SOF - CEK
18h 47m₽14,840–60,082Fly Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport (SVX)plane SOF - SVX
- Take the train from Koltsovo to Kamensk-Uralskiytrain
- Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain
16h 36m₽11,054–32,340Bus, train via Ruse
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Vama Ruse to Chişinău Centrubus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain
3d₽16,408–31,653Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain
4d 23h₽15,913–28,166Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Chelyabinsk Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)plane BEG - CEK
14h 52m₽13,497–32,802Shuttle to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, fly to Chelyabinsk Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Fly from Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)plane INI - CEK
21h 6mBus, shuttle to Skopje International Airport, fly to Chelyabinsk Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristinabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)plane SKP - CEK
22h 20m₽24,845–54,658Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain
4d₽16,894–38,225
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Chelyabinsk is to fly and train which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 33000 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Chelyabinsk is to bus and fly which takes 14h 52m and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 33000.
The distance between Sofia and Chelyabinsk is 3091 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Chelyabinsk without a car is to bus and train via Ruse which takes 3 days 0h and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 32000.
It takes approximately 18h 47m to get from Sofia to Chelyabinsk, including transfers.
Chelyabinsk is 3h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 5:14 PM in Sofia and 8:14 PM in Chelyabinsk.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Chelyabinsk, Russia?
Pegasus Airlines, Azimuth, and SunExpress fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) 3 times a week.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–29,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–47,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–31,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Antalya, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Istanbul, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–95,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Istanbul, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Antalya, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–65,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
- Website
- pobeda.aero
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–29,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–31,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Kazan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–29,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–8,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽19,000–27,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,000–8,500
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–11,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽24,000–34,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽8,000–11,000
Train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–2,600
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽850–1,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,800–2,600
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–8,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽19,000–27,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 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
- ₽1,200–6,927
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₽3,844
- Single Room
- ₽6,927
- Four Person Room
- ₽3,380
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Koltsovo to Kamensk-Uralskiy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽270–1,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽700–1,000
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽270–380
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽430–700
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽660–700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽430–500
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,743
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Vama Ruse to Chişinău Centru
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–6,000
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- 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
- ₽6,964–13,928
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽13,928
- Children
- ₽6,964
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,306
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽550–800
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽750–2,100
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,200
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,300
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–3,700
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,700
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- [email protected]
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,100
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
- Phone
- +389 76 241 003
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽650–950
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- Motoja
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽700–850
- Website
- Motoja
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–21,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–8,000
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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