There are 4 ways to get from Wellington to Sofia by plane, bus, or 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 Wellington to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane WLG - SOF
34h 49m$605–1,706Fly Wellington to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane WLG - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
38h 16m$449–1,244Bus to Palmerston, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMR - SOF
34h 21m$562–2,034Train to Auckland, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AKL - SOF
39h 29m$638–1,864
Wellington (WLG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Sofia is to fly and bus which costs $440 - $1,300 and takes 38h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 34h 21m and costs $550 - $2,100.
The distance between Wellington and Sofia is 17678 km.
It takes approximately 34h 49m to get from Wellington to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 11h behind Wellington. It is currently 5:24 AM in Wellington and 6:24 PM in Sofia.
There are 2276+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Qantas, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Wellington to Sofia Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Sofia Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Palmerston to Sofia Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Palmerston to Sofia Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Wellington to Bucharest Otopeni via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Wellington to Bucharest Otopeni via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Sofia Airport via Brisbane, Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Palmerston to Sofia Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Sofia Airport via Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Wellington to Bucharest Otopeni via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Bucharest Otopeni via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Wellington to Sofia Airport via Brisbane, Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Palmerston to Sofia Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palmerston to Sofia Airport via Auckland, Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Sofia Airport via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Bucharest Otopeni via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Bucharest Otopeni via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Wellington to Sofia Airport via Brisbane, Doha, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Wellington to Bucharest Otopeni via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Train operators
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
Bus operators
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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