Plane

Take the taxi at the Istanbul Esenler Otogar.

The journey takes approximately 28 m. Ticket price is about €10 The travel distance is 39 km.

Carrier is Online Taxi.

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Get off at the Istanbul (IST).
Fly out to Istanbul (IST) of the Sofia (SOF) airport.

The journey takes approximately 1 h 15 m. Ticket price is about €45

Carrier is Turkish Airlines.

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Get off at the Sofia (SOF).
Take the transport at the Sofia Airport station.

The journey takes approximately 8 m. Ticket price is about €40 The travel distance is 8 km.

Carrier is Atlas Taxi.

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Get off at the Sofia.


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Bus

Take the Metro Turizm bus at the Istanbul Otogari station .

The journey takes approximately 9 h 30 m. Ticket price is about €15 The travel distance is 603 km.

Carrier is Metro Turizm.

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Get off at the Sofia.


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Night bus

Take the Citylines bus at the Istanbul Büyük Otogari station .

The journey takes approximately 9 h Ticket price is about €13 The travel distance is 576 km.

Carrier is Citylines.

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Get off at the Sofia Central Bus Station.


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Night bus route 2

Take the Kamil Koc bus at the İstanbul Esenler bus station station .

The journey takes approximately 9 h Ticket price is about €15 The travel distance is 558 km.

Carrier is Kamil Koc.

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Get off at the Sofia.


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Night train train

Take the train Turkish Railways (TCDD) at the station Yenikapi.

The journey takes approximately 32 m. Ticket price is about €1 The travel distance is 21 km.

Carrier is Turkish Railways (TCDD).

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Get off at the Halkali.
Take the train Bulgarian Railways (BDZh) at the station Halkali.

The journey takes approximately 5 h 45 m. Ticket price is about €6 The travel distance is 330 km.

Carrier is Bulgarian Railways (BDZh).

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Get off at the Dimitrovgrad.
Take the train Bulgarian Railways (BDZh) at the station Dimitrovgrad.

The journey takes approximately 3 h 44 m. Ticket price is about €5 The travel distance is 231 km.

Carrier is Bulgarian Railways (BDZh).

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Get off at the Sofia.


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Drive

In a rental car. Check this site to see which rental company offers the best deal with discounts of up to 20%.

The journey takes approximately 5 h 8 m. The travel distance is 541 km.

Get off at the Sofia.


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The cheapest way to travel from Istanbul to Sofia is by taking a Night bus with an average price of €13. The journey takes approximately 9 ч.

Plane is the fastest way to travel from Istanbul to Sofia. Tickets cost €95. The journey takes approximately 1 ч. 53 мин.

Istanbul is approximately 541 km away from Sofia. The trip by car takes 5 h 8 m.

Yes! There is a direct bus with no transfers to this destination. The route is served by the Metro Turizm company. Tickets cost about €15. A bus trip from Istanbul to Sofia will take 9 h 30 m.

The average journey time by car between Istanbul and Sofia is 5 h 8 m.

From Istanbul

To Sofia