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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

    best
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU)plane plane SOF - DYU
    12h 47m
    $260–850

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus 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
    $243–419

  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
    $296–332

  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
    $295–500

  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

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration11h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$260Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,828.8 km
  • Duration: 12h 47m

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

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

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