There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Lithuania by plane, bus, train, night train, 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 to Vilnius Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane SOF - VNO
6h 50m$97–286Fly to Kaunas
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kaunas (KUN)plane SOF - KUN
9h 17m$85–334Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus N1301
29h 53m$168–266Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Wloszczowa Polnoctrain
- Take the train from Włoszczowa Północ to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
31h 18m$101–157Train, night train
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
44h 23m$260–300Fly to Palanga International Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)plane SOF - PLQ
13h 37m$168–498Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv to Vilniusbus
38h 12m$136–164Drive 1,799.6 km
- Drive from Sofia to Vilniuscar 1,799.6 km
22h 40m$337–487
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vilnius Airport (VNO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Lithuania is to bus and train which costs $100 - $160 and takes 31h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Lithuania is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $95 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Lithuania. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Vinco Kudirkos aikštė via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Sofia to Lithuania. However, there are services departing from Sofia Sever and arriving at Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis via Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Kraków Główny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 23m.
The distance between Sofia and Lithuania is 1357 km. The road distance is 1799.6 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lithuania without a car is to bus which takes 29h 53m and costs $160 - $270.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Sofia to Lithuania, including transfers.
Sofia to Lithuania bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Lithuania train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Sofia Sever station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Lithuania is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $95 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $270 and takes 29h 53m.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Lithuania?
LOT, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vilnius Airport (VNO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vinco Kudirkos aikštė via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22), and Stotis in around 29h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vilnius Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kaunas via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kaunas via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kaunas via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palanga International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vilnius Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vilnius Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palanga International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vilnius Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vilnius Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–290
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Palanga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Wloszczowa Polnoc
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Włoszczowa Północ to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–100
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $127
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- 042 605 349
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–19
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- [email protected]
- Website
- Globus ES
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- Globus ES
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Stara Zagora to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Lviv to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $61
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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Sofia to Lithuania bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Sofia to Lithuania train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Lithuania is 1800 km. It takes approximately 22h 40m to drive from Sofia to Lithuania.
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