There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Volgograd by plane, bus, 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 from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Volgograd International Airport (VOG)plane SOF - VOG
20h 36m₽9,874–26,900Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus stationbus
2d 11h₽9,345–11,302Train, bus via Nazran
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'bus
- Take the train from Nazran to Mineralnye Vodytrain
- Take the train from Mineralnye Vody to Volgograd 1train
2d 18h₽9,517–19,453Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Volgograd International Airport (VOG)plane BEG - VOG
18h 56m₽12,915–30,713Shuttle to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Fly from Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Volgograd International Airport (VOG)plane INI - VOG
27h 33mBus via Krasnodar
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus stationbus
3d 2h₽12,968–14,961Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1train
3d 9h₽11,288–20,874
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Volgograd International Airport (VOG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Volgograd is to bus which costs RUB 9000 - RUB 12000 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Volgograd is to bus and fly which takes 18h 56m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 31000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Volgograd station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Volgograd Bus station via Emniyet Otogar and Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Sofia and Volgograd is 1793 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Volgograd without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs RUB 9000 - RUB 12000.
It takes approximately 20h 36m to get from Sofia to Volgograd, including transfers.
Sofia to Volgograd bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Volgograd is to fly which takes 20h 36m and costs RUB 9500 - RUB 27000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 9000 - RUB 12000 and takes 2 days 11h.
Sofia to Volgograd bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Volgograd is 1h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 9:53 PM in Sofia and 10:53 PM in Volgograd.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Volgograd, Russia?
Air Serbia and Aeroflot Russian Airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Volgograd International Airport (VOG) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Volgograd Bus station via Istanbul Büyük Otogari, Esenler Otogar, Yenikapi, Emniyet Otogar, and Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sofia Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–27,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–29,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–27,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–29,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Nizhny Novgorod, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–29,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–42,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–45,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Istanbul, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–70,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–6,736
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₽3,738
- Single Room
- ₽6,736
- Four Person Room
- ₽3,287
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–6,736
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₽3,738
- Single Room
- ₽6,736
- Four Person Room
- ₽3,287
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Nazran to Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,800
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,500–9,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,000–1,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,000–2,800
Train from Mineralnye Vody to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–5,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽11,000–16,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,400–3,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,600–5,000
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–4,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽9,000–13,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,700–2,300
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,800–4,000
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–1,900
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,400–1,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,600–1,900
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,900–3,800
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,500–7,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,600
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–3,100
- Website
- Huntur
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,848
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,848
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,300–3,600
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–4,000
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₽2,800–4,000
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,281
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽550–800
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽700–2,000
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–1,200
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,100
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- [email protected]
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
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