There are 4 ways to get from Sofia to Lhasa by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane SOF - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
19h 12m¥3,346–10,183Drive 8,470.9 km
- Drive from Sofia to Lhasacar 8,470.9 km
4d 9h¥9,002–13,003Bus to Skopje International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane SKP - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
30h 22m¥4,228–11,604Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA)plane SKG - LXA
- Take the bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureaubus
25h 22m¥3,703–9,771
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Lhasa is to bus and fly which costs ¥3700 - ¥10000 and takes 25h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lhasa is to fly and bus which takes 19h 12m and costs ¥3300 - ¥11000.
The distance between Sofia and Lhasa is 6161 km. The road distance is 8470.9 km.
It takes approximately 19h 12m to get from Sofia to Lhasa, including transfers.
Lhasa is 5h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 7:33 AM in Sofia and 12:33 PM in Lhasa.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Lhasa is 8471 km. It takes approximately 4 days 9h to drive from Sofia to Lhasa.
There are 28+ hotels available in Lhasa.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Lhasa, China?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Lhasa. However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), walk to Lhasa Airport, then take the bus to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau. Alternatively, you can drive from Sofia to Lhasa in around 4d 9h.
- Website
- himalaya-airlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–12,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–11,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Athens, Istanbul, Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–11,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,500
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport via Istanbul, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangsu/nanjing/airport.htm
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangsu/nanjing/airport.htm
Bus from Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Civil Aviation Bureau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥25
- Schedules at
- https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangsu/nanjing/airport.htm
- 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
- ¥95–230
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥21–30
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ¥90–130
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥50–70
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
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