There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Debrecen by plane, 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 Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane SOF - DEB
8h 21mFt 38,681–166,334Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus stationbus N910 / ...
14h 45mFt 22,781–39,283Bus, train via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Cegledtrain Ic
- Take the train from Cegled to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
14h 30mFt 29,991–40,018Drive 722.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Debrecencar 722.2 km
9h 45mFt 41,453–59,876Fly Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane SOF - OMR
- Take the bus from Nagykereki, vasútállomás to Debrecen, vasútállomásbus
9h 29mFt 43,387–84,896Fly Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
7h 22mFt 25,813–84,194Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Oradea International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane OTP - OMR
- Take the bus from Nagykereki, vasútállomás to Debrecen, vasútállomásbus
10h 42mFt 34,270–111,600Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Băile Herculanebus
- Take the train from Baile Herculane to Bekescsabatrain Ir
- Take the bus from Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás to Debrecen, autóbusz-állomásbus
19h 34mFt 24,762–32,440
Sofia to Debrecen by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Debrecen is to bus and train which costs 24 000 Ft - 33 000 Ft and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Debrecen is to fly and train which takes 7h 22m and costs 25 000 Ft - 85 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Debrecen station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
The distance between Sofia and Debrecen is 573 km. The road distance is 722.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Debrecen without a car is to bus and train via Belgrade which takes 14h 30m and costs 30 000 Ft - 40 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Sofia to Debrecen, including transfers.
Sofia to Debrecen bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Debrecen is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs 38 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 22 000 Ft - 40 000 Ft and takes 14h 45m.
Sofia to Debrecen bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Debrecen is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 8:30 AM in Sofia and 7:30 AM in Debrecen.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Debrecen, Hungary?
Wizz Air, Lufthansa, and Turkish Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 14h 45m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–85,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 50,000–200,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–160,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–55,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–260,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 48,000–170,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–60,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–85,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–110,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–44,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–65,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–110,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–95,000
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–3,700
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,200–2,600
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,900–3,700
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szeged to Cegled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,400
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Cegled to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–3,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,100
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Cegled to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–18,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–24,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Cegled to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–15,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–20,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Baile Herculane to Bekescsaba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–9,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 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
- Ft 13,000–15,000
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–29,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–21,000
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–11,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Băile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–19,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Nagykereki, vasútállomás to Debrecen, vasútállomás
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–2,000
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Nagykereki, vasútállomás to Debrecen, vasútállomás
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,700–2,000
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás to Debrecen, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–4,400
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
- 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
- Ft 10,800
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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