There are 9 ways to get from Villach to Sofia by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
14h 31m$104–133Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Sofiabus N981
16h 55m$95–170Drive 1,020.5 km
- Drive from Villach to Sofiacar 1,020.5 km
9h 29m$192–278Fly from Klagenfurt Airport
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KLU - SOF
8h 45m$155–451Train, bus via Graz
- Take the train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Graz Hauptbahnhoftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Graz to Sofiabus
19h 20m$131–170Train to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GRZ - SOF
8h 51m$195–537Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LJU - SOF
9h 40m$195–581Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
8h 36m$103–367Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
9h 47m$158–576
Villach to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Villach to Sofia is to train and bus which costs $100 - $140 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Villach to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $100 - $370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Sofia. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 55m.
The distance between Villach and Sofia is 1021 km. The road distance is 1020.5 km.
The best way to get from Villach to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 31m and costs $100 - $140.
It takes approximately 14h 31m to get from Villach to Sofia, including transfers.
Villach to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Villach Hbf station.
The best way to get from Villach to Sofia is to fly which takes 8h 45m and costs $150 - $460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $95 - $170 and takes 16h 55m.
Villach to Sofia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Villach. It is currently 8:22 AM in Villach and 9:22 AM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Villach, Austria and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Villach Hbf to Sofia once daily. Tickets cost $90–150 and the journey takes 16h 55m. Yubim also services this route once a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Graz Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Ljubljana to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $91
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Villach to Sofia is 1020 km. It takes approximately 9h 29m to drive from Villach to Sofia.
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