There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik by bus, car, plane, 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.
Bus
best- 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
13h 42mBus via Skopje
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
17h 55m€62–96Drive 642.9 km
- Drive from Sofia to Dubrovnikcar 642.9 km
10h 18m€91–132Fly to Dubrovnik Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane SOF - DBV
8h 36m€64–161Train, 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 27mBus via Skopje #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€72–102Fly 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 37mFly to Tivat Airport, drive, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane SOF - TIV
- Drive from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Vitaljinacar
- Take the bus from Vitaljina to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
9h 29m€133–263
Sofia to Dubrovnik by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik is to bus via Skopje which costs €60 - €100 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs €60 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Dubrovnik. However, there are services departing from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and arriving at Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor via Niš, Autobuska Stanica and Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 42m.
The distance between Sofia and Dubrovnik is 729 km. The road distance is 642.9 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik without a car is to bus which takes 13h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik, including transfers.
Sofia to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Matpu, depart from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Dubrovnik is to bus which takes 13h 42m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €60 - €170 and takes 8h 36m.
Sofia to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Matpu, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Dubrovnik is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 7:50 PM in Sofia and 6:50 PM in Dubrovnik.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Dubrovnik, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor via Niš, Autobuska Stanica and Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 in around 13h 42m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) 3 times a day.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Podgorica Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tivat Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Kalotina - Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- Rail 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
- 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
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- 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
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €36
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- [email protected]
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- [email protected]
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- 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
- €5–13
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- [email protected]
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- 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
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +385 20 441 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertasdubrovnik.hr
Bus from Vitaljina to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- libertasdubrovnik.hr
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