There are 7 ways to get from Zermatt to Sofia by train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Gallaratebus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MXP - SOF
6h 32mTrain to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
9h 10m$79–423Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain R42 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibalditrain Re
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
26h 11m$213–307Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
8h 54m$200–441Train, bus, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Milano Centralebus
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BGY - SOF
11h 6mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
33h 38m$327–425Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Visp to Zürich HBtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
33h 47m$230–351
Zermatt to Sofia by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to Sofia is to train and fly which costs $75 - $430 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 8h 54m and costs $200 - $450.
The distance between Zermatt and Sofia is 1412 km.
The best way to get from Zermatt to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 26h 11m and costs $210 - $310.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Zermatt to Sofia, including transfers.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Zermatt. It is currently 2:04 AM in Zermatt and 3:04 AM in Sofia.
There are 2276+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Zermatt to Sofia. However, you can take the train to Brig Bahnhofplatz, walk to Brig, take the train to Domodossola, walk to Domodossola, take the bus to Gallarate, walk to Gallarate, take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, then take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zermatt to Sofia Central Bus Station via Brig Bahnhofplatz, Brig, Domodossola, Milano P.Garibaldi, Trieste Centrale, and Trieste in around 26h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–260
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $25–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $20–160
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $30–40
- 1st Class Ticket
- $50–65
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $30–40
- 1st Class Ticket
- $50–65
Train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $30–40
- 1st Class Ticket
- $50–65
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $70–110
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–26
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–280
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +381 63 608508
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $22–29
- 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
- $17–25
- 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
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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