There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Valbona Valley by bus, car, train, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Skopje
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Gjakovëbus
- Take the bus from Gjakovë to Bajram Curribus
11h 45m$85–104Bus, train, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Fushë Kosovëtrain
- Take the train from Fushë Kosovë to Pejetrain
- Drive from Peje to Valbona Valleycar
12h 55m$30–43Drive 388.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Valbonëcar 388.3 km
6h 39m$62–89Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Pejebus
- Drive from Peje to Valbona Valleycar
11h 52m$39–54Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
- Take the busferry from Shkodër to Valbona Valleybusferry
19h 6m$79–122Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Trip'n'Hostel, Tirana to Koman, Ferry Portbus
- Take the bus from Koman to Valbonabus
21h 23m$107–151
Sofia to Valbona Valley by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Valbona Valley is to bus and train and drive which costs $30 - $45 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Valbona Valley is to drive which takes 6h 39m and costs $60 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Valbona Valley. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Bajram Curri via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Pristina and Gjakovë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
The distance between Sofia and Valbona Valley is 462 km. The road distance is 388.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Valbona Valley without a car is to bus via Skopje which takes 11h 45m and costs $85 - $110.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Sofia to Valbona Valley, including transfers.
Sofia to Valbona Valley bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Valbona Valley bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Skopje Nikola Karev station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Valbona Valley is 388 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Sofia to Valbona Valley.
There are 302+ hotels available in Valbona Valley.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Valbona Valley, Albania?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Valbona Valley via Skopje Nikola Karev, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Pristina, Gjakovë, and Bajram Curri in around 11h 45m.
- Phone
- +383 038 534 – 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trainkos
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Fushë Kosovë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Trainkos
Train from Fushë Kosovë to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Trainkos
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- [email protected]
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
- Phone
- +389 76 241 003
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- Motoja
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Motoja
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Motoja
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bledi Travel
Bus from Pristina to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Bledi Travel
- Phone
- +383 49 623 907
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 049 - 318 668
- Website
- Festimi Tours
Bus from Pristina to Gjakovë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Festimi Tours
- Phone
- +355 68 555 5775
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Gjakovë to Bajram Curri
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 49 291 777
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Pristina to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 49 370 011
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 49 181 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monika Travel
Bus from Pristina to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Monika Travel
- Phone
- +38139423824
- [email protected]
- Website
- try-tours.com
Bus from Pristina to Peje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- try-tours.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–30
- Schedules at
- vectortravel.eu
- Phone
- +383 (0)29 226666
- [email protected]
- Website
- atmaxhatrans.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- atmaxhatrans.com
- Phone
- +355 68 538 1882
Busferry from Shkodër to Valbona Valley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- komaniferry.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 750 4535
- [email protected]
- Website
- candy-tours.com
Bus from Trip'n'Hostel, Tirana to Koman, Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Koman to Valbona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
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