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Compare bus and flight for Belgrade to Sofia
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Belgrade to Sofia among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €71 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 57m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.3 - 0.8kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €71, while a flight costs an average of €146.
Distance: 328 km
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Most popular Bus | Flight | Driving |
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€71 Average price Cheapest | €146 Average price | €77 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
7h 59m Average total duration 7h 29m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 57m Average total duration Fastest 1h 57m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 4h 2m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.3 - 0.8kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.0 - 2.0kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Belgrade to Sofia:
A bus is €75 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Belgrade to Sofia costing on average €146.
Other travel options to Sofia take longer:
Bus takes on average 7h 59m.
Travel optionsfrom Belgrade to Sofia
How to get from Belgrade to Sofia by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Belgrade to Sofia is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus11:30 AM21h05Beograd, Autobuska stanica (Novi Beograd) (Београд, Аутобуска станица (Нови Београд))9:35 AMСофия, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)€751One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:30 AM21h05Beograd, Autobuska stanica (Novi Beograd) (Београд, Аутобуска станица (Нови Београд))9:35 AMСофия, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)€751One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- JU11612:45 AM1h15Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport3:00 AMSofia Airport€941One-way0 transfers
Other options
- JU1121:15 PM1h15Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport3:30 PMSofia Airport€1781One-way0 transfers
FB1900 · FB97212:35 AM7h45Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport9:20 AMSofia Airport€2851One-way1 transfer- FB1900 · FB97612:35 AM11h15Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport12:50 PMSofia Airport€2851One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Belgrade to Sofia:
A bus is €75 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Belgrade to Sofia costing on average €146.
Other travel options to Sofia take longer:
Bus takes on average 7h 59m.
- Around 3 flights per day.
- Around 2 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Belgrade and Sofia as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport and arrive in Sofia Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Beograd, Autobuska stanica (Novi Beograd) (Београд, Аутобуска станица (Нови Београд)) and arrive in София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2).
- Travel with Air Serbia, Austrian Airlines to go to Sofia by flight.
- Travel with Trans Jug, Karat-S, City Lines, FlixBus, Polazak, Infobus, Citylines to go to Sofia by bus.
- 2 direct flights per day with Air Serbia.
- 1 direct buses per day with Karat-S, City Lines, Infobus, Citylines.
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