There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Prešov by plane, bus, car, train, or shuttle
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 Košice International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane SOF - KSC
8h 50m€89–214Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane SOF - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Bardejovbus
- Take the bus from Bardejov to Prešov - Cintorínebus
10h 42m€45–190Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Prešovbus FlixBus N191
15h 30m€69–117Drive 982 km
- Drive from Sofia to Prešovcar 982 km
10h 15m€161–233Fly to Poprad-Tatry Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT)plane SOF - TAT
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kysaktrain
19h 46m€102–477Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane SOF - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
8h 18m€59–230Fly to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, drive
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane SOF - RZE
- Drive from Rzeszow-Airport-RZE to Prešovcar
10h 45m€147–340Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosicetrain Ic
16h 33m€60–99Bus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš Hotal Ambasador to Prešovbus
17h 37m€109–119
Sofia to Prešov by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Prešov is to bus and train which costs €60 - €100 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Prešov is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 18m and costs €55 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Prešov. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Prešov via Budapest Népliget bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 30m.
The distance between Sofia and Prešov is 755 km. The road distance is 982 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Prešov without a car is to bus via Budapest which takes 15h 30m and costs €65 - €120.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Sofia to Prešov, including transfers.
Sofia to Prešov bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Prešov is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs €85 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Budapest, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 30m.
Sofia to Prešov bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Prešov is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:57 AM in Sofia and 3:57 AM in Prešov.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Prešov, Slovakia?
Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Košice International Airport (KSC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Prešov via Budapest Népliget bus station in around 15h 30m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Poprad-Tatry Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Sofia Airport to Poprad-Tatry Airport via Munich, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Sofia Airport to Poprad-Tatry Airport via Vienna, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Sofia Airport to Poprad-Tatry Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Poprad-Tatry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kysak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kysak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kysak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- 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
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
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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Népliget bus station to Prešov
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Bardejov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 900 211 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- sad-po.sk
Bus from Bardejov to Prešov - Cintoríne
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- sad-po.sk
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Niš Hotal Ambasador to Prešov
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €93
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
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