There are 12 ways to get from Sofia to Oulu by plane, bus, car, train, night train, busferry, or car train
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Fly Sofia Airport to Oulu Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane SOF - OUL
10h 54m€87–342Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituribus Ob4 / ...
2d 3h€224–396Drive 4,020.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Oulucar 4,020.1 km
43h 4m€758–1,095Fly Sofia Airport to Rovaniemi, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane SOF - RVN
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Oulutrain
12h 57m€162–458Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Oulu Airport
- 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 Oulu Airport (OUL)plane SKG - OUL
14h 9m€116–348Train, night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Oulu Airport
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane OTP - OUL
15h 25m€97–413Fly Sofia Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM)plane SOF - KEM
- Take the train from Kemi to Oulutrain
15h 57m€113–423Bus, bus and ferry, night train, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the busferry from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Malmö Centralstationbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Boden Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda stationtrain
- Take the train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulutrain
2d 7hBus, train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sibiubus 983
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain
2d 15h€327–535Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Malmöbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Boden Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda stationtrain
- Take the train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulutrain
2d 20h€256–519Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinnbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Oulu, Bus Stationbus Ob1
3d 15h€283–541Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Oulucar
47h 41m€681–977
Sofia to Oulu by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Oulu is to fly which costs €85 - €350 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Oulu is to fly which takes 10h 54m and costs €85 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Oulu. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Bussijaam, Tallinn Harbour and 29. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Sofia and Oulu is 2505 km. The road distance is 4020.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Oulu without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs €220 - €400.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Sofia to Oulu, including transfers.
Sofia to Oulu bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Oulu is to fly which takes 10h 54m and costs €85 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €220 - €400 and takes 2 days 3h.
Sofia to Oulu bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Oulu is 4020 km. It takes approximately 43h 4m to drive from Sofia to Oulu.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Oulu, Finland?
Ryanair, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oulu Airport (OUL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Tallinn, Bus Station, Bussijaam, A. Laikmaa, Tallinn Harbour, and 29 in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oulu Airport via Krakow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oulu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oulu Airport via Budapest, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oulu Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oulu Airport via Vienna, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oulu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oulu Airport via Riga, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Budapest, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Krakow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rovaniemi via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rovaniemi via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kemi to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Pohjois-Suomen Rautatieharrastajat ry
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €1–2
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Boden Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Boden Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- 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
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
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
- Citylines
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from 29 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sibiu to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from 29 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- 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
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- [email protected]
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Malmö Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Malmö
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–430
- Website
- Express Busline
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