There are 6 ways to get from Zürich HB to Sofia by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
4h 53m$104–253Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
6h 29m$80–325Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
24h 31m$236–518Drive 1,548 km
- Drive from Zürich HB to Sofiacar 1,548 km
16h 24m$313–451Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Zürich hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
26h 29m$246–317Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
28h 30m$130–170
Zürich HB to Sofia by foot, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zürich HB to Sofia is to bus which costs $130 - $170 and takes 28h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Zürich HB to Sofia is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs $100 - $260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zurich and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Monday. The journey takes approximately 28h 30m.
The distance between Zürich HB and Sofia is 1299 km. The road distance is 1548 km.
The best way to get from Zürich HB to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 31m and costs $230 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Zürich HB to Sofia, including transfers.
Zürich HB to Sofia bus services, operated by Optop Travel, depart from Zürich hbf station.
The best way to get from Zürich HB to Sofia is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs $100 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus via Niš, which costs $240 - $320 and takes 26h 29m.
Zürich HB to Sofia bus services, operated by Optop Travel, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Zürich HB. It is currently 8:07 PM in Zürich HB and 9:07 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Zürich HB, Switzerland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich hbf to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 26h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $65–95
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Zürich hbf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–290
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- 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
- $23–29
- 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
- $18–29
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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Yes, the driving distance between Zürich HB to Sofia is 1548 km. It takes approximately 16h 24m to drive from Zürich HB to Sofia.
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