There are 3 ways to get from Sofia to Praia by plane or bus
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 Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane SOF - RAI
20h 4m$323–951Bus, bus to Pristina, fly
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristinabus
- Fly from Pristina (PRN) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane PRN - RAI
25h 2m$366–1,348Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane BEG - RAI
20h 29m$352–1,008
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Praia is to fly which costs $320 - $950 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Praia is to fly which takes 20h 4m and costs $320 - $950.
The distance between Sofia and Praia is 5433 km.
It takes approximately 20h 4m to get from Sofia to Praia, including transfers.
Praia is 3h behind Sofia. It is currently 3:21 AM in Sofia and 12:21 AM in Praia.
There are 462+ hotels available in Praia.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Praia, Cabo Verde?
Bulgaria Air, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Pristina to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Geneva, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Milan Bergamo, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Flights from Pristina to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Zurich, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Zurich, Sal Island
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Pristina to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Geneva, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Valencia, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Pristina to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Geneva, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- [email protected]
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
- Phone
- +389 76 241 003
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- Motoja
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Motoja
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- Trans-Jug
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