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How to get fromUkraine to Sofiaby bus, plane, train, car, or night train

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There are 10 ways to get from Ukraine to Sofia by bus, plane, train, car, or night train

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  1. Bus to Varna Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane VAR - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain train
    14h 13m
    $139–253

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Odesa-Holovnatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Varna to Zimnitsatrain train
    4. Take the train from Zimnitsa to Kostenetstrain train Ic
    5. Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus bus
    29h 21m
    $58–108

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Stara Zagorabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Samokovbus bus
    29h 23m
    $97–134

  4. Drive  1,404 km

    1. Drive from Kyiv to Samokovcar car 1,404 km
    18h 19m
    $254–367

  5. Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Pryvoz Bus Station to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane RMO - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain train
    9h 16m

  6. Bus to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Lviv Palace Square to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane WAW - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain train
    11h 41m
    $71–254

  7. Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train

    1. Take the bus from Pryvoz Bus Station to Chisinau Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane RMO - OTP
    3. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Svogetrain train
    13h 11m

  8. Bus to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Lviv to Rzeszow–Jasionka Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane RZE - SOF
    3. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain train
    14h 48m
    $151–373

  9. Train, train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Lviv to Przemysl Glownytrain train
    2. Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train
    3. Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane KRK - SOF
    4. Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain train
    12h 59m
    $87–301

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Kostenetstrain train Ic / ...
    4. Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus bus
    40h 39m
    $132–226

Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration50 minAverage Duration
Ticket$85Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,023.8 km
  • Duration: 14h 13m

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You can take a subway from Maidan Nezalezhnosti to Samokov via Demiivska, Kyiv Central Bus station, Stara Zagora Central Bus Station, Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop, and Plovdiv in around 29h 23m.

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