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How to get fromSofia to Dushanbeby plane, bus, train, car, or night train

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There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Dushanbe by plane, bus, train, car, or night train

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  1. Fly

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    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU)plane plane SOF - DYU
    9h 37m
    $190–800

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Chisinaubus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus bus
    5. Take the train from Volzhsky to Dushanbetrain train
    4d 23h
    $266–465

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bursabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminalbus bus
    6d 7h
    $292–326

  4. Drive  5,047.9 km

    1. Drive from Sofia to Dushanbecar car 5,047.9 km
    2d 12h
    $795–1,149

  5. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain night train
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Bălțibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    5. Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaiatrain train
    6. Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Dushanbetrain train
    5d 15h
    $291–491

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'bus bus
    3. Take the train from Nazran to Riajsk 1train train
    4. Take the train from Ryazhsk-1 to Dushanbetrain train
    6d 16h

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration10h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$195Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,828.8 km
  • Duration: 9h 37m

What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Dushanbe, Tajikistan?

Turkish Airlines, Flydubai, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Asian Express Terminal via Bursa, Bursa bus station, Rostov-on-Don bus station, and Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station in around 6d 7h.

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