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There are 10 ways to get from Samara to Sofia by bus, plane, train, or shuttle

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  1. Bus to Kurumoch International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus bus
    2. Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane KUF - SOF
    10h 50m
    $102–292

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Samara to Kazansky Railway Terminaltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chisinau to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    4. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus bus 983
    2d 8h
    $199–368

  3. Train, bus via Kaliningrad

    1. Take the train from Samara to Kaliningrad-Passajirsktrain train
    2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Warsaw Zachodni Bus Stationbus bus 247
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Budapest-Nyugati putrain train
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3d 5h
    $234–406

  4. Bus to Kazan, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Kazan Stolichnyy Bus stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Kazan (KZN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane KZN - SOF
    22h 19m
    $119–306

  5. Bus to Kurumoch International Airport, fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus bus
    2. Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane plane KUF - INI
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airportshuttle bus
    18h 14m

  6. Train, bus to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport, fly to Sofia Airport

    1. Take the train from Samara to Syzran 1train train
    2. Take the bus from Syzran to Ulyanovsk Bus stationbus bus
    3. Fly from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane ULV - SOF
    19h 13m
    $112–333

  7. Bus to Kurumoch International Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus bus
    2. Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane plane KUF - BEG
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Airport to Nišshuttle bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airportshuttle bus
    16h 48m

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Saratovbus bus 720
    2. Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 18h
    $172–305

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Samara to Moscow Vostochny Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3d 8h
    $172–429

  10. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Samara to Krasnodar 1train train
    2. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bursa to Esenler Otogarbus bus
    4. Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain train
    4d 1h
    $165–230

Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration10h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$102Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,364.3 km
  • Duration: 10h 50m

What companies run services between Samara, Russia and Sofia, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Samara Central Bus station to Sofia Central Bus Station via Saratov, Moscow International Bus Station, Chișinău Autogara Nord, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Autogara Filaret, Gara de Nord, and Bucharest in around 2d 18h.

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