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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 €62 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 2m. 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 €62, while a flight costs an average of €368.
Distance: 328 km
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Most popular Bus | Flight | Driving |
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€62 Average price Cheapest | €368 Average price | €78 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
15h 27m Average total duration 14h 57m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 2m Average total duration Fastest 3h 2m 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 |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular airline | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Compare ways to travel from Belgrade to Sofia
Compare the available ways to get from Belgrade to Sofia, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Belgrade to Sofia:
A bus is €307 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Belgrade to Sofia costing on average €368.
Other travel options to Sofia take longer:
Bus takes on average 15h 27m.
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 · FlixBus
11:30 AM 21h05 Beograd, Autobuska stanica (Novi Beograd) (Београд, Аутобуска станица (Нови Београд)) 9:35 AM София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2) €103 1 One-way 1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus
11:30 AM 21h05 Beograd, Autobuska stanica (Novi Beograd) (Београд, Аутобуска станица (Нови Београд)) 9:35 AM София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2) €103 1 One-way 1 transfer
Fastest
- JU116
12:50 AM 1h10 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport 3:00 AM Sofia Airport €240 1 One-way 0 transfers
Other options
LH1735 · LH17021:30 PM 22h45 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport 1:15 PM Sofia Airport €272 1 One-way 1 transfer
OS726 · OS7716:50 AM 4h00 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport 11:50 AM Sofia Airport €292 1 One-way 1 transfer- LH1737 · LH1702
6:00 PM 18h15 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport 1:15 PM Sofia Airport €312 1 One-way 1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Belgrade to Sofia:
A bus is €307 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Belgrade to Sofia costing on average €368.
Other travel options to Sofia take longer:
Bus takes on average 15h 27m.
- Around 7 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 FlixBus, Trans Jug to go to Sofia by bus.
- Travel with Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Bulgaria Air, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa City Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air Baltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle to go to Sofia by flight.
- 0 direct buses per day with Trans Jug.
- 2 direct flights per day with Air Serbia, Bulgaria Air.
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