There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Palo Alto by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sofia Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SOF - SFO
18h 11m$312–1,035Train, bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain
- 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SKG - SFO
37h 2m$268–603Fly Sofia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SOF - SJC
20h$359–825Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BEG - SFO
23h 16m$296–664Fly Sofia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SOF - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
26h 52m$480–1,518Fly Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SOF - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
23h 6m$350–794
Sofia Airport (SOF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Palo Alto is to train and bus and fly which costs $260 - $650 and takes 37h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Palo Alto is to fly which takes 18h 11m and costs $310 - $1,100.
The distance between Sofia and Palo Alto is 6553 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Sofia to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Palo Alto is 10h behind Sofia. It is currently 2:32 AM in Sofia and 4:32 PM in Palo Alto.
There are 487+ hotels available in Palo Alto.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
Bulgaria Air, KLM, and United Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
Flights from Sofia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Sofia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Frankfurt, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- 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
- $41–45
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
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