There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Sovata by bus, train, night train, taxi, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, train via Bucharest
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Brasov, Gara to Bălăuşeribus
13h 20m$66–81Train, night train, taxi
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Gheorghenitrain
- Take the taxi from Gheorgheni to Sovatataxi
14h 17m$70–88Drive 649.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Sovatacar 649.5 km
11h 1m$104–150Fly Sofia Airport to Tirgu Mures, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane SOF - TGM
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovatabus
8h 50mBus via Adjud
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Adjudbus
- Take the bus from Adjud to Sovatabus
15h 30m$92Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sfântu Gheorghebus
- Take the bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Sovatabus
18h 41mBus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sibiubus 983
- Take the train from Sibiu to Târgu Mureştrain
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata Băibus
21h$107–142Fly Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane SOF - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovatabus
9h 43mBus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane OTP - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureşbus
- Take the bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovatabus
12h 26mFly Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Take the bus from Brasov, Gara to Bălăuşeribus
11h 23m$115–258
Sofia to Sovata by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Sovata is to bus and train via Bucharest which costs $65 - $85 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Sovata is to drive which takes 11h 1m and costs $100 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Sovata. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Sovata via Gara de Nord, Bucureşti Autogara DLS and Adjud. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 30m.
The distance between Sofia and Sovata is 766 km. The road distance is 649.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Sovata without a car is to bus and train via Bucharest which takes 13h 20m and costs $65 - $85.
It takes approximately 13h 20m to get from Sofia to Sovata, including transfers.
Sofia to Sovata bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Sovata bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Sovata is 649 km. It takes approximately 11h 1m to drive from Sofia to Sovata.
There are 331+ hotels available in Sovata.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Sovata, Romania?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Sovata via Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Piata Virgiliu, Bucureşti Autogara DLS, and Adjud in around 15h 30m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirgu Mures via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirgu Mures via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $7–12
- 1st Class
- $14–21
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Gheorgheni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sibiu to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- 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
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Brasov, Gara to Bălăuşeri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Brasov, Gara to Bălăuşeri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- +4-0744-251.977
- Website
- veratrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- veratrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Adjud to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- veratrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- veratrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- veratrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40743212473
- Website
- transmitlau.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- transmitlau.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata Băi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- transmitlau.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- transmitlau.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- transmitlau.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40740018512
- Website
- irinatravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- irinatravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- irinatravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- irinatravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40754228361
- Website
- tesvasitrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tesvasitrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tesvasitrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tesvasitrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 021.312.65.91
- [email protected]
- Website
- dlsbus.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara DLS to Adjud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- dlsbus.ro
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- [email protected]
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sfântu Gheorghe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +4- 0265-255-092
- [email protected]
- Website
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sfântu Gheorghe to Sovata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–19
- Schedules at
- balinttrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Târgu Mureş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0749-226.971
- Website
- irinatrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Mureș to Sovata Băi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- irinatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- [email protected]
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brasov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
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