There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Bulgaria 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 Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
5h 16m$91–248Train to Basel, fly to Sofia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
6h 21m$47–284Train, bus via Bratislava
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
22h 54m$167–245Drive 1,546.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Sofiacar 1,546.5 km
16h 22m$362–523Fly Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
8h 54m$114–317Train, 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 35m$218–287Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Zürich to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
27h 36mBus
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
28h 30m$120–160
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Bulgaria is to train and fly which costs $45 - $290 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $90 - $250.
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 Zurich and Bulgaria is 1306 km. The road distance is 1546.5 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus via Bratislava which takes 22h 54m and costs $160 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Zurich to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Zurich to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Zurich station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $90 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus via Niš, which costs and takes 27h 36m.
Zurich to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 4:28 PM in Zurich and 5:28 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Serdika via Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Central Station in around 27h 36m.
- 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
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- 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
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 35 8228404
- [email protected]
- Website
- zoranreisen.rs
Bus from Zürich to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- zoranreisen.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
- $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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