There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Pilsen by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane SOF - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus
6h 37mKč 1,261–4,243Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
19h 51mKč 1,436–2,664Drive 1,272.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Pilsencar 1,272.1 km
14h 51mKč 4,915–7,099Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SOF - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain
9h 34mKč 3,700–9,177Bus, train via Linz
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linzbus
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ceske Budejovicetrain Ec
- Take the train from Ceske Budejovice to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
21h 56mKč 3,540–4,080Bus, train via Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 9
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
22h 46mKč 1,956–2,927
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Pilsen is to fly and bus which costs 1 200 Kč - 4 300 Kč and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Pilsen is to fly and bus which takes 6h 37m and costs 1 200 Kč - 4 300 Kč.
The distance between Sofia and Pilsen is 1183 km. The road distance is 1272.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Pilsen without a car is to bus and train which takes 19h 51m and costs 1 400 Kč - 2 700 Kč.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Sofia to Pilsen, including transfers.
Pilsen is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 6:13 AM in Sofia and 5:13 AM in Pilsen.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Pilsen is 1272 km. It takes approximately 14h 51m to drive from Sofia to Pilsen.
There are 243+ hotels available in Pilsen.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Pilsen, Czechia?
There is no direct connection from Sofia to Pilsen. However, you can take the line 84 bus to Р-Т Александрия, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), walk to Prague, then take the bus to Plzeň. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Florenc, Hlavní Nádraží, and Praha Hlavni Nadrazi in around 19h 51m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–8,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–9,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–8,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–9,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–4,400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–3,800
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–3,500
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–9,000
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 220–330
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Ceske Budejovice to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 310–450
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 220–330
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–650
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ceske Budejovice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–800
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–650
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–2,500
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ceske Budejovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 190–280
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,000
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,630
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–2,300
- Website
- Citylines
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