There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Sofia by plane, shuttle, train, or night train
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Fly to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SYD - SOF
25h 41m$863–1,216Fly to Burgas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane SYD - BOJ
- Take the train from Burgas to Sofiatrain
32h 25m$521–1,429Fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane SYD - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
32h 49mFly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SYD - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain
32h 44m$643–1,257
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Sofia is to fly and night train and train which costs $600 - $1,300 and takes 32h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Sofia is to fly which takes 25h 41m and costs $850 - $1,300.
The distance between Sydney and Sofia is 15453 km.
It takes approximately 25h 41m to get from Sydney to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 7h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:43 PM in Sydney and 5:43 AM in Sofia.
There are 2250+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) twice daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sofia Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Burgas Airport via Doha, Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Burgas Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Burgas Airport via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Burgas Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Burgas to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
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