There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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 Dubrovnik Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane SOF - DBV
8h 11m€75–229Bus via Prizren
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
13h 46m€40–77Drive 642.9 km
- Drive from Sofia to Dubrovnikcar 642.9 km
10h 18m€94–136Fly Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane SOF - TIV
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
9h 27m€136–326Fly Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane SOF - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
10h 52m€185–402Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Tivat Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane BEG - TIV
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
10h 47m€107–316Bus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
14h 7mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kalotina - Zapadtrain Ic
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Ništrain
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
16h 48mBus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
20h€72–102Bus #3
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Tivat, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
20h 53m€70–117
Sofia to Dubrovnik by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik is to bus via Prizren which costs €35 - €80 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Dubrovnik. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Prizren,Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
The distance between Sofia and Dubrovnik is 461 km. The road distance is 642.9 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik without a car is to bus via Prizren which takes 13h 46m and costs €35 - €80.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik, including transfers.
Sofia to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs €70 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus via Prizren, which costs €35 - €80 and takes 13h 46m.
Sofia to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Skopje Nikola Karev station.
Dubrovnik is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 1:58 PM in Sofia and 12:58 PM in Dubrovnik.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Dubrovnik, Croatia?
Austrian Airlines, Wizz Air, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor via Skopje Nikola Karev, Skopje, Transporten Centar, and Prizren,Autobuska Stanica in around 13h 46m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Tivat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Kalotina - Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €1–3
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
- 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
- €12–29
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Schedules at
- vectortravel.eu
- Phone
- +383 (0)29 226666
- [email protected]
- Website
- atmaxhatrans.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- atmaxhatrans.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- Royal Travel Cetinje
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- Royal Travel Cetinje
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- Royal Travel Cetinje
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- Royal Travel Cetinje
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- Royal Travel Cetinje
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- Royal Travel Cetinje
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- [email protected]
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- 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
- €37–40
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- 381 18 517 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- kanis.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanis.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanis.rs
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- [email protected]
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- [email protected]
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
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