There are 4 ways to get from Sofia to Oblast Smolyan by bus, train, taxi, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus
4h 42m$7–10Train, taxi
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Asenovgrad to Smolyantaxi
4h 58m$54–70Drive 240.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Smolyancar 240.3 km
3h 9m$38–55Bus via Devin
- Take the bus from Sofia to Devinbus
- Take the bus from Devin to Smolyanbus
6h 20m
Sofia to Oblast Smolyan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Oblast Smolyan is to bus which costs $7 - $10 and takes 4h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Oblast Smolyan is to drive which takes 3h 9m and costs $35 - $55.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Central Bus Station station and arriving at Smolyan. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 42m.
The distance between Sofia and Oblast Smolyan is 254 km. The road distance is 240.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Oblast Smolyan without a car is to bus which takes 4h 42m and costs $7 - $10.
The bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan takes 4h 42m including transfers and departs once daily.
Sofia to Oblast Smolyan bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Oblast Smolyan bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, arrive at Smolyan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Oblast Smolyan is 240 km. It takes approximately 3h 9m to drive from Sofia to Oblast Smolyan.
There are 601+ hotels available in Oblast Smolyan.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Oblast Smolyan, Bulgaria?
BG Razpisanie operates a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan once daily. Tickets cost $7–10 and the journey takes 4h 42m.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Devin to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 0878558226
- Website
- devin.bg
Bus from Sofia to Devin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- devin.bg
- Website
- borino.org
Bus from Devin to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- borino.org
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
As Taksi
- Phone
- +359 33 161 62
- Website
- couriers-bg.com
Sky Taxi
- Phone
- +359 8846 11111
- Website
- skytaxi.bg
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