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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 Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train

    best
    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 15m

  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 Kostenetstrain train Ic
    4. Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus bus
    28h 55m
    $62–114

  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
    $119–172

  4. Drive 1,408.2 km

    1. Drive from Kyiv to Samokovcar car 1,408.2 km
    18h 23m
    $222–321

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

    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
    13h 47m
    $125–220

  6. 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
    8h 45m

  7. 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
    13h 27m
    $101–283

  8. 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 night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    4. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Svogetrain train
    13h

  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 14m
    $84–366

  10. Bus via Chișinău

    1. Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Plovdivbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Samokovbus bus
    36h 55m
    $142–220

Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration2h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket$22Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,535.5 km
  • Duration: 11h 15m

What companies run services between Ukraine and Sofia, Bulgaria?

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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