There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Yekaterinburg by plane, bus, train, or night 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 Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport (SVX)plane SOF - SVX
12h 24m₽12,540–49,126Fly Sofia Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK)plane SOF - CEK
- Take the train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
19h 20m₽11,325–29,910Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
3d 3h₽19,631–35,469Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
3d 7h₽18,841–31,428Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport (SVX)plane SKG - SVX
17h 49m₽15,290–30,137Train, bus to Istanbul, fly to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from Gültepe Camii to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport (SVX)plane IST - SVX
22h 11m₽11,498–51,600Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
5d 5h₽16,561–29,683
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport (SVX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Yekaterinburg is to fly and train which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 30000 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Yekaterinburg is to fly which takes 12h 24m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 50000.
The distance between Sofia and Yekaterinburg is 3089 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Yekaterinburg without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 3h and costs RUB 19000 - RUB 36000.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Sofia to Yekaterinburg, including transfers.
Yekaterinburg is 2h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 2:45 AM in Sofia and 4:45 AM in Yekaterinburg.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Yekaterinburg, Russia?
Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport (SVX) twice daily.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–50,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–60,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–49,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–27,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–44,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–46,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–50,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–49,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–44,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–27,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Istanbul, Batumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
Flights from Istanbul to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport via Ufa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–44,000
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–24,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Chelyabinsk Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–55,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–8,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽17,000–24,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,000–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–8,000
Train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–9,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽19,000–27,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,800–6,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,000–9,000
Train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–3,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,100–1,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,100–3,000
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽26,000–37,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,500–9,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽8,500–12,000
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽400–600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽400–550
- 1st Class
- ₽460–600
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽300–470
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽300–420
- 1st Class
- ₽370–470
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽700–900
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽850–900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽700–850
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–7,334
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₽4,070
- Single Room
- ₽7,334
- Four Person Room
- ₽3,579
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–7,334
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₽4,070
- Single Room
- ₽7,334
- Four Person Room
- ₽3,579
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,100–8,000
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- [email protected]
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,373–14,745
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽14,745
- Children
- ₽7,373
- Phone
- +40735123000
- [email protected]
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,280
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽270–380
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽650–900
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +90 212 372 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- iett.istanbul
Bus from Gültepe Camii to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽95–200
- Website
- https://iett.istanbul/en
- 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
- ₽1,398
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽600–850
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽1,100–1,600
- 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
- ₽800–2,200
- 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
- Hourly
- 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
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,400
- 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
- ₽850–1,200
- 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 35m
- 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
- Website
- 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
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