There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Lviv by shuttle, bus, train, car or plane
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Recommended option
Shuttle, bus • 25h 6m
Cheapest option
Bus, train • 25h 27m
10 alternative options
Bus • 28h 11m
Bus, train via Szolnok • 32h 55m
Train • 36h 21m
Drive • 14h 33m
Fly to Rzeszow, train • 13h 28m
Fly to Krakow, train • 14h 6m
Fly to Kosice, train • 17h 41m
Fly to Warsaw Chopin, train • 14h 17m
Fly to Budapest, train • 16h 9m
Fly to Lublin, bus • 14h 49m
Sofia to Lviv by bus
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Lviv is to bus and train which costs $80 - $170 and takes 25h 27m.
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The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lviv is to fly and train which takes 13h 28m and costs $200 - $550.
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No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Lviv station. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Lviv Bus Station via Budapest Népliget bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 11m.
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No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Lviv. However, there are services departing from Sofia and arriving at Lviv via Vidin, Craiova and Szolnok. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 21m.
The distance between Sofia and Lviv is 1160 km. The road distance is 1324.3 km.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Lviv without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 25h 6m and costs $290 - $440.
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It takes approximately 25h 6m to get from Sofia to Lviv, including transfers.
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Sofia to Lviv bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Sofia station.
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Sofia to Lviv train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia station.
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The best way to get from Sofia to Lviv is to bus which takes 28h 11m and costs $90 - $170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $100 - $140 and takes 36h 21m.
- Distance: 1159.6 km
- Duration: 25h 6m
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Lviv, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Sofia to Lviv Striyskyi Bus station via Budapest Népliget bus station in around 28h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sofia to Lviv via Vidin, Craiova, and Szolnok in around 36h 21m.
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- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia to Krakow via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6 500 ₴ - 23 000 ₴
Flights from Sofia to Kosice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 8 000 ₴ - 36 000 ₴
Flights from Sofia to Warsaw Chopin via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 5 500 ₴ - 19 000 ₴
Flights from Sofia to Budapest via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6 000 ₴ - 20 000 ₴
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia to Rzeszow via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 7 500 ₴ - 22 000 ₴
Flights from Sofia to Krakow via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 6 000 ₴ - 19 000 ₴
Flights from Sofia to Kosice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 8 500 ₴ - 34 000 ₴
Flights from Sofia to Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 7 000 ₴ - 25 000 ₴
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia to Krakow via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 4 700 ₴ - 18 000 ₴
Flights from Sofia to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1 900 ₴ - 14 000 ₴
Flights from Sofia to Lublin via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 2 100 ₴ - 12 000 ₴
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia to Rzeszow via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 11 000 ₴ - 42 000 ₴
Flights from Sofia to Kosice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4 300 ₴ - 19 000 ₴
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia to Krakow via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4 200 ₴ - 14 000 ₴
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Khmelnytskyi to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 160 ₴ - 290 ₴
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- 1st Class
- 1 100 ₴ - 1 600 ₴
- 3rd Class
- 160 ₴ - 230 ₴
- 2nd Class
- 230 ₴ - 290 ₴
Train from Chop to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 160 ₴ - 290 ₴
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- 1st Class
- 1 100 ₴ - 1 600 ₴
- 3rd Class
- 160 ₴ - 230 ₴
- 2nd Class
- 230 ₴ - 290 ₴
Train from Mukachevo to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 160 ₴ - 280 ₴
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- 1st Class
- 1 100 ₴ - 1 600 ₴
- 3rd Class
- 160 ₴ - 220 ₴
- 2nd Class
- 220 ₴ - 280 ₴
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
Train from Khmelnytskyi to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
Train from Przemysl Gl. to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Khmelnytskyi to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 1 500 ₴ - 2 100 ₴
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
- 2nd class
- 1 500 ₴ - 2 100 ₴
Train from Szolnok to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1 700 ₴ - 2 300 ₴
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
- 2nd class
- 1 700 ₴ - 2 300 ₴
Train from Przemysl Gl. to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- 1 400 ₴ - 2 000 ₴
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
- 2nd class
- 1 400 ₴ - 2 000 ₴
Train from Kosice to Chop-Pas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1 400 ₴ - 2 000 ₴
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/
- 2nd class
- 1 400 ₴ - 2 000 ₴
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Baile Herculane to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1 300 ₴ - 1 500 ₴
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 470 ₴ - 520 ₴
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 1 800 ₴ - 2 100 ₴
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Austria's national railway system is not only punctual, reliable and efficient, but offers free wifi to boot. Choose from high-speed intercity Railjet trains, overnight Nightjet trains and regional services such as Cityjet. ÖBB also operates international routes that connect cities in Austria with adjacent European countries including Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Slovenia. If you're planning to be in Austria for a while, consider the ÖBB Vorteilscard, an annual railcard that offers discounts on routes within Austria and in neighbouring countries.
Contact Details
Train from Szolnok to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 3 800 ₴ - 5 500 ₴
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 230 ₴ - 440 ₴
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- 230 ₴ - 330 ₴
- 1st Class
- 350 ₴ - 440 ₴
The rail network in Poland is conveniently organised, with many connections between cities, making it an effective method of travelling around the country. Tickets for regional and express trains are affordable, with children, students, pensioners, people with disability and large families entitled to discounts. Trains have standard 1st and 2nd class reserved seating, and many overnight trains also offer sleepers and couchettes.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 703 200 200
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 360 ₴ - 600 ₴
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- 360 ₴ - 420 ₴
- 1st Class
- 490 ₴ - 600 ₴
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 460 ₴ - 750 ₴
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- 460 ₴ - 550 ₴
- 1st Class
- 600 ₴ - 750 ₴
Train from Piaseczno to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 500 ₴ - 850 ₴
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- 500 ₴ - 600 ₴
- 1st Class
- 700 ₴ - 850 ₴
- Phone
- (+48) 22 439 6052
- info@p-r.com.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 170 ₴ - 240 ₴
- Schedules at
- polregio.pl
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 1 000 ₴ - 1 400 ₴
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 1 700 ₴ - 2 400 ₴
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 230 ₴ - 800 ₴
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- 230 ₴ - 320 ₴
- 1st Class
- 500 ₴ - 800 ₴
Train from Krakow Glowny to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 420 ₴ - 1 400 ₴
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- 420 ₴ - 600 ₴
- 1st Class
- 1 200 ₴ - 1 400 ₴
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Chop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 200 ₴ - 260 ₴
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Regional 2nd Class
- 200 ₴ - 260 ₴
- contract@railway.lviv.ua
- Website
- railway.lviv.ua
Train from Chop-Pas to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 95 ₴ - 105 ₴
- Schedules at
- railway.lviv.ua
Train from Mukacheve to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 80 ₴ - 90 ₴
- Schedules at
- railway.lviv.ua
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Mukacheve
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 650 ₴ - 800 ₴
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- 10 000 ₴ - 15 000 ₴
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 500 ₴ - 1 200 ₴
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Suceava to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 160 ₴ - 1 000 ₴
- Schedules at
- ticket.bus.com.ua
- Book at
- bus.tickets.ua
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Ivano-Frankivsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 220 ₴ - 310 ₴
- Schedules at
- ticket.bus.com.ua
- Book at
- bus.tickets.ua
Bus from Ivano-Frankivsk to Lviv Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 210 ₴ - 300 ₴
- Schedules at
- ticket.bus.com.ua
- Book at
- bus.tickets.ua
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Suceava to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 100 ₴ - 150 ₴
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- :+3599884551
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 430 ₴ - 550 ₴
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- etapgroup.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 390 ₴ - 460 ₴
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 390 ₴ - 650 ₴
- Website
- http://en.union-ivkoni.com/
- Phone
- 05952/ 36 35
- park@strandja.bg
- Website
- strandja.bg
Bus from Sofia to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- strandja.bg
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL to Khmelnytskyi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 2 600 ₴ - 3 700 ₴
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Sofia to Budapest Népliget bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 2 600 ₴ - 3 600 ₴
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Lviv Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 1 900 ₴ - 2 800 ₴
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Băile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1 300 ₴ - 1 900 ₴
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +359 2 8120810
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Budapest Nepliget
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1 700 ₴ - 2 500 ₴
- Website
- https://www.karat-s.com/
- Phone
- +38(066)-281-80-41
- euroclubbus@gmail.com
- Website
- eclub.kiev.ua
Bus from Budapest Nepliget to Lviv Stryiska Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1 800 ₴ - 2 500 ₴
- Website
- EuroClub
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- poczta@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Lublin to Lviv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 800 ₴ - 1 100 ₴
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Lublin Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 180 ₴ - 250 ₴
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +370 5 216 0054
- office@toks.lt
- Website
- toks.lt
Bus from Lublin Bus Station to Lviv Bus Station Dvirtseva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Toks
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Sofia to Lviv bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lviv Bus Station.
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Sofia to Lviv train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Lviv station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Lviv is 1324 km. It takes approximately 14h 33m to drive from Sofia to Lviv.
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Book your Sofia to Lviv bus tickets online with FlixBus.
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