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Compare bus and flight for Frankfurt am Main to Sofia
Omio recommends booking the bus 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 €45. 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 €45, and a flight costs an average of €19.
Distance: 863 miles (1389 km)
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€97 Average price Cheapest | €155 Average price |
28h 23m Average total duration 27h 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 57m Average total duration Fastest 2h 57m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
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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 flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FR 1440Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBusFastest
LH1426Other options
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JU351 · JU112LH1430Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Sofia:
A flight is $33 (€26) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Frankfurt am Main to Sofia costing on average $56 (€45).
Other travel options to Sofia take longer:
Bus takes on average 23h 30m.
- Around 49 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 Ourbus, Karat-S, FlixBus, City Lines, ArdaTur, Karat-S to go to Sofia by bus.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Wizz Air, Bulgaria Air, KM Malta Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Air Serbia, ITA, Lufthansa Cityline, Turkish Airlines to go to Sofia by flight.
- 1 direct buses per day with Ourbus, Karat-S, City Lines, Karat-S.
- 4 direct flights per day with Lufthansa, Wizz Air, Bulgaria Air, KM Malta Airlines.
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