There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Debrecen by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Belgrade
best- 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 / ...
13h 20mFt 29,107–48,515Bus
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 21,666–54,645Drive 723 km
- Drive from Sofia to Debrecencar 723 km
9h 47mFt 39,490–57,041Fly to Debrecen International Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane SOF - DEB
8h 26mFt 32,209–130,583Bus, 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 23,253–31,875Fly 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
6h 54mFt 26,009–80,566Fly to Oradea International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)plane SOF - OMR
- Take the train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladanytrain
- Take the train from Puespoekladany to Debrecentrain
10h 40mFt 36,887–76,548Fly to Košice International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane SOF - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszaitrain
- Take the train from Miskolc Tiszai to Debrecentrain
12h 55mFt 30,142–79,679
Sofia to Debrecen by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Debrecen is to bus and train which costs 23 000 Ft - 32 000 Ft and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Debrecen is to fly and train which takes 6h 54m and costs 26 000 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 891 km. The road distance is 723 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Debrecen without a car is to bus and train via Belgrade which takes 13h 20m and costs 29 000 Ft - 49 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 13h 20m 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 bus which takes 14h 45m and costs 21 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 32 000 Ft - 140 000 Ft and takes 8h 26m.
Sofia to Debrecen bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Debrecen is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 8:48 AM in Sofia and 7:48 AM in Debrecen.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Debrecen, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Debrecen bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 14h 45m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Bulgaria Air, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–48,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–65,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–110,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–120,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 65,000–220,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Vienna, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 60,000–230,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–140,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–130,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Debrecen International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–130,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–47,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–85,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–140,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–90,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–95,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–85,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–75,000
- 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 2,200–3,600
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- Ft 2,200–2,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 2,900–3,600
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–5,900
- Website
- Railways of Montenegro (ŽPCG)
- Second Class
- Ft 2,800–3,200
- First Class
- Ft 5,500–5,900
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szeged to Cegled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,400
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Cegled to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–3,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,100
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Episcopia Bihor to Puespoekladany
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 800–1,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Miskolc Tiszai to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,400–2,800
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Cegled to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–21,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–28,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Baile Herculane to Bekescsaba
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–9,000
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Puespoekladany to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–6,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Kosice to Miskolc Tiszai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,500–2,800
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- 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 12,000–18,000
- 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 28,000–44,000
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Băile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–19,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Békéscsaba, autóbusz-állomás to Debrecen, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,700–4,300
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
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