There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Sparta by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly to Athens International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SOF - ATH
- Drive from Athens-Airport-ATH to Spartacar
6h 35m€94–191Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kalamatabus
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Spartibus
19h 25m€44–63Bus via Athens
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karoloubus Citylines 79 / ...
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
16h 19m€68–83Train, bus via Stavrós
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Lamía to Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Spartibus
19h 47m€71–105Drive 896.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Spartacar 896.5 km
11h 24m€163–235Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane SOF - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Spartibus
10h 40m€80–193Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTELbus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
16h 23m€47–98Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Athensbus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
18h 26m€102
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Sparta is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Sparta is to fly and drive which takes 6h 35m and costs €90 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Sparta. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Sparti via Μεταξουργειο and Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 19m.
The distance between Sofia and Sparta is 784 km. The road distance is 896.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Sparta without a car is to bus via Athens which takes 16h 19m and costs €65 - €85.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Sofia to Sparta, including transfers.
Sofia to Sparta bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Sparta bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Athens Karolou station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Sparta is 897 km. It takes approximately 11h 24m to drive from Sofia to Sparta.
There are 197+ hotels available in Sparta.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece?
You can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Sparti via Athens Karolou, Μεταξουργειο, ΣΤ. Υπεραστικων Λεωφορειων Κηφισου, and Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL in around 16h 19m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Sofia Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €2–3
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Serres to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Athens Karolou
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +302731026441
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Lamía to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelkorinthias.gr/
Bus from Isthmos to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.ktelkorinthias.gr/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
Bus from Kalamata to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://ktelthes.gr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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