There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Karlovy Vary by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane SOF - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Stationbus
6h 52mKč 965–3,871Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Karlovy Varybus 854
21hKč 1,451–2,424Drive 1,362.8 km
- Drive from Sofia to Karlovy Varycar 1,362.8 km
14h 14mKč 5,058–7,305Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SOF - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Marktredwitztrain
- Take the train from Cheb to Karlovy Varytrain
8h 39mKč 1,917–7,530Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SOF - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitztrain
- Take the train from Cheb to Karlovy Varytrain
10h 15mKč 3,795–12,982Bus via Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Stationbus RegioJet 141103
24h 4mKč 1,948–2,585Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N982
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Stationbus RegioJet 141103
27h 9mKč 3,252–5,324
Sofia to Karlovy Vary by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Karlovy Vary is to fly and bus which costs 950 Kč - 3 900 Kč and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Karlovy Vary is to fly and bus which takes 6h 52m and costs 950 Kč - 3 900 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Karlovy Vary. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Karlovy Vary via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h.
The distance between Sofia and Karlovy Vary is 1212 km. The road distance is 1362.8 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Karlovy Vary without a car is to bus which takes 21h and costs 1 400 Kč - 2 500 Kč.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Sofia to Karlovy Vary, including transfers.
Sofia to Karlovy Vary bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Karlovy Vary bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Karlovy Vary is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:44 PM in Sofia and 3:44 PM in Karlovy Vary.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Karlovy Vary is 1363 km. It takes approximately 14h 14m to drive from Sofia to Karlovy Vary.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Karlovy Vary, Czechia?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Karlovy Vary via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 21h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–7,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,800–9,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–7,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–6,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–7,500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,400–3,600
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–2,900
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–6,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–2,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–7,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Cheb to Karlovy Vary
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 140–220
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Cheb to Karlovy Vary
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 140–220
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Muenchen Flughafen Terminal to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–2,900
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–4,300
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 220–310
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–360
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–360
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–420
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Karlovy Vary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 270–460
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,000–5,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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