There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Santander by plane, bus, car, or car 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 to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane SOF - SDR
9h 47m€55–270Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
43h 34m€210–240Drive 2,715.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Santandercar 2,715.7 km
27h 34m€444–642Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SOF - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 46m€73–227Fly to Asturias Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane SOF - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the bus from Oviedo to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
12h 44m€150–359Bus via Grenoble
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Nis to Grenoblebus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 5h€359–450Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Santandercar
34h 39m€527–759
Sofia to Santander by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Santander is to fly which costs €55 - €270 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Santander is to fly which takes 9h 47m and costs €55 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 34m.
The distance between Sofia and Santander is 2217 km. The road distance is 2715.7 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 43h 34m and costs €210 - €240.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Sofia to Santander, including transfers.
Sofia to Santander bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Santander is to fly which takes 9h 47m and costs €55 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €240 and takes 43h 34m.
Sofia to Santander bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Padova station.
Santander is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 7:42 AM in Sofia and 6:42 AM in Santander.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Santander, Spain?
Bulgaria Air, Iberia, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Padova in around 43h 34m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Asturias Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Asturias Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Asturias Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Sofia Airport to Asturias Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Oviedo to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- 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
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Nis to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–270
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
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