There are 10 ways to get from Tampere to Sofia by plane, bus, car, train, ferry, car ferry, or car 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 from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
best- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TMP - SOF
11h 42m$89–294Bus
- Take the bus from 2 to 30-35bus Ob3
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
46h 50m$231–408Drive 4,504.7 km
- Drive from Tampere to Sofiacar 4,504.7 km
2d$953–1,377Train to Helsinki Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tampere to Tikkurilatrain
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HEL - SOF
9h 52m$136–381Train to Turku Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tampere to Turkutrain
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TKU - SOF
12h 39m$130–364Train, ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLL - SOF
14h 6m$150–354Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain R
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2d 11h$307–555Train, ferry, Bus
- Take the train from Tampere to Turku satamatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholmferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
2d 15hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain R
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
3d 13h$318–628Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Tampere to Halmstadcar
- Take the carferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sofiacar
2d 9h$855–1,234
Tampere to Sofia by train, tram, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tampere to Sofia is to fly which costs $85 - $300 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Tampere to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 9h 52m and costs $130 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Tampere to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from 2 and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Tallinn, Bus Station and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 50m.
The distance between Tampere and Sofia is 2113 km. The road distance is 4504.7 km.
The best way to get from Tampere to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 46h 50m and costs $230 - $410.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Tampere to Sofia, including transfers.
Tampere to Sofia bus services, operated by OnniBus, depart from 2 station.
The best way to get from Tampere to Sofia is to fly which takes 11h 42m and costs $85 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $410 and takes 46h 50m.
Tampere to Sofia bus services, operated by OnniBus, arrive at 30-35 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tampere to Sofia is 4505 km. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Tampere to Sofia.
What companies run services between Tampere, Finland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Air Baltic, Finnair, and LOT fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 2 to Sofia Central Bus Station via 30-35, Kampintori, Länsiterminaali 2, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Tallinn, Bus Station, and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 46h 50m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Sofia Airport via Helsinki Airport, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Turku Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Turku Airport to Sofia Airport via Helsinki Airport, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Sofia Airport via Helsinki Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Turku Airport to Sofia Airport via Helsinki Airport, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Turku Airport to Sofia Airport via Gdansk, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Sofia Airport via Helsinki Airport, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Turku Airport to Sofia Airport via Helsinki Airport, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Turku Airport to Sofia Airport via Stockholm, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Tikkurila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Turku satama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $44–48
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 2 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 (03) 584 2683
- Website
- Valkeakosken Liikenne
Bus from 2 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Valkeakosken Liikenne
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- [email protected]
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bledi Travel
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Bledi Travel
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- Express Busline
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $22–35
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Viking Line
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Stena Line
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