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Compare coach and flight for Sofia to Budapest
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Sofia to Budapest among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £21. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 5h 23m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 0.6 - 1.6kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £21, and a flight costs an average of £18.
Distance: 631 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight |
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£48 Average Price Cheapest | £144 Average Price |
12h 9m Average total duration 11h 39m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 23m Average total duration Fastest 5h 23m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.6 - 1.6kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.9 - 3.8kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular airline |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Sofia to Budapest
How to get to Budapest from Sofia by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Sofia to Budapest is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:2526h20София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)0:45Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£501One-way1 change
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- FlixBus · FlixBus23:2526h20София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)0:45Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£501One-way1 change
Fastest
W6434911:401h25Sofia Airport12:05Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£631One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus11:2026h05София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)12:25Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás£591One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus1:4518h31София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)19:16Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£631One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus1:4518h35София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)19:20Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£631One-way1 change
TK1030 · TK103721:1023h25Sofia Airport19:35Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£1601One-way1 change- TK1030 · TK103321:1017h05Sofia Airport13:15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£2221One-way1 change
JU117 · JU1405:006h55Sofia Airport10:55Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£2271One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Sofia to Budapest:
A coach is £96 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Sofia to Budapest costing on average £144.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 39m.
- Around 35 flights per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Sofia and Budapest as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Sofia Airport and arrive in Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2) and arrive in Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar.
- Travel with Ryanair, Air Serbia, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Lot Polish Airlines, tarom to go to Budapest by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Karat-S, ArdaTur, Infobus, City Lines, Citylines to go to Budapest by coach.
- 1 direct flights per day with Ryanair.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Karat-S, ArdaTur, Infobus, City Lines, Citylines.
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