There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Ios (Station) by plane, car ferry, bus, ferry, car, 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 to Paros National Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Paros National Airport (PAS)plane SOF - PAS
- Take the carferry from Paros to Port of Ioscarferry
7h 29m€201–392Fly to Santorini, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Santorini (JTR)plane SOF - JTR
- Take the carferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Ioscarferry
9h€96–224Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus Citylines 79
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Ioscarferry
18h 2m€132–251Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mykonosferry Bsf
- Take the carferry from Mykonos to Port of Ioscarferry
31h 4m€202–466Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port of Rafinacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Port of Ioscarferry
13h 40m€202–305Fly to Naxos Is, car ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Naxos Is (JNX)plane SOF - JNX
- Take the carferry from Naxos to Port of Ioscarferry
9h 10m€128–284Fly to Milos Island National Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Milos Island National Airport (MLO)plane SOF - MLO
- Take the carferry from Port of Milos to Port of Ioscarferry
10h 57m€184–383Fly to Athens International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
- Take the carferry from Port of Rafina to Port of Ioscarferry
10h 37m€119–249Bus, car ferry via Páros
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the carferry from Paros to Port of Ioscarferry
18h 22m€124–240Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pireausbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Take the carferry from Paros to Port of Ioscarferry
19h 11m€103–254
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Paros National Airport (PAS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Ios (Station) is to bus and car ferry via Páros which costs €120 - €240 and takes 18h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Ios (Station) is to fly and car ferry which takes 7h 29m and costs €200 - €400.
The distance between Sofia and Ios (Station) is 713 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Ios (Station) without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 18h 2m and costs €130 - €260.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Sofia to Ios (Station), including transfers.
There are 204+ hotels available in Ios (Station).
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Ios (Station), Greece?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Ios (Station). However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Paros National Airport (PAS), take the taxi to Paros, then take the car ferry to Port of Ios. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Port of Ios via Piraeus Port Akti Kondili and Port of Piraeus in around 18h 2m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naxos Is via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santorini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Paros National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Naxos Is via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santorini via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Milos Island National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €2–4
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pireaus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- KTEL Thessalonikis S.A.
- Phone
- +30 212 222 4000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Rafina to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Golden Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mykonos to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Naxos to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Milos to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 4284000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fast Ferries
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Ios
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Fast Ferries
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