There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Nitra by plane, bus, train, or car
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 Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SOF - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus
7h 25m€56–155Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain
7h 58m€39–128Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain Rj
14h 12m€51–133Bus, train via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamkytrain Rj
15h 26m€55–90Drive 896.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Nitracar 896.1 km
9h 40m€135–195Bus via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitrabus
15h 19m€45–71Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus N982
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitrabus 403437 / ...
19h 55m€92–151
Sofia to Nitra by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Nitra is to bus via Bratislava which costs €45 - €75 and takes 15h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Nitra is to fly and bus which takes 7h 25m and costs €55 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Nitra via Bratislava hlavná stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 19m.
The distance between Sofia and Nitra is 974 km. The road distance is 896.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Nitra without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 12m and costs €50 - €140.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Sofia to Nitra, including transfers.
Sofia to Nitra bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Nitra bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Bratislava station.
Nitra is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:47 AM in Sofia and 3:47 AM in Nitra.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Nitra is 896 km. It takes approximately 9h 40m to drive from Sofia to Nitra.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Nitra, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Nitra via Bratislava and Bratislava hlavná stanica in around 15h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €6–7
- 1st Class
- €8–10
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- [email protected]
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- €7–9
- First Class
- €15–17
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 48 4144 216
- [email protected]
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/trans-jug
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Bus from Bratislava hlavná stanica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
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