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Compare bus and flight for Frankfurt am Main to Sofia
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Sofia among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $56. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 57m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $56, and a flight costs an average of $24.
Distance: 863 miles (1389 km)
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$213 Average price | $125 Average price Cheapest | $444 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 57m Average total duration Fastest 2h 57m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 28h 22m Average total duration 27h 52m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 17h 14m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Sofia:
A bus is $87 (€70) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Sofia costing on average $213 (€170).
Other travel options to Sofia take longer:
Bus takes on average 27h 52m.
Travel optionsfrom Frankfurt am Main to Sofia
How to get from Frankfurt am Main to Sofia by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Sofia is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus1:50 AM32h20Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)11:10 AMСофия, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)$1301One-way1 transfer
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- FlixBus · FlixBus1:50 AM32h20Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)11:10 AMСофия, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)$1301One-way1 transfer
Fastest
7:00 PM27h00Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)11:00 PMSofiya, Avtogara Serdika (София, Автогара Сердика)$1601One-way0 transfers
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- FlixBus · FlixBus1:40 AM30h55Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof)9:35 AMСофия, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)$1471One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus1:15 AM31h20Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)9:35 AMСофия, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)$1561One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus11:30 PM33h05Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36)9:35 AMСофия, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)$1681One-way2 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Sofia:
A bus is $87 (€70) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Sofia costing on average $213 (€170).
Other travel options to Sofia take longer:
Bus takes on average 27h 52m.
- Around 50 flights per day.
- Around 6 buses per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Frankfurt am Main and Sofia as scheduled services by bus and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main Airport and arrive in Sofia Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) and arrive in София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2).
- Travel with Union Ivkoni International, FlixBus, Karat-S, City Lines, Infobus, ArdaTur, Karat-S to go to Sofia by bus.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Wizz Air, Bulgaria Air, Buzz, Malta Air, Air Serbia, Austrian Airlines, Lot Polish Airlines, ITA, Lufthansa Cityline, Turkish Airlines to go to Sofia by flight.
- 1 direct buses per day with Union Ivkoni International, Karat-S, City Lines, Infobus, Karat-S.
- 4 direct flights per day with Wizz Air, Buzz, Malta Air.
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