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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 £23. 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 £23, and a flight costs an average of £17.
Distance: 631 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight |
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£49 Average Price Cheapest | £118 Average Price |
12h 11m Average total duration 11h 41m 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 flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FR 55719:351h20Sofia Airport9:55Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£421One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FR 55719:351h20Sofia Airport9:55Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£421One-way0 changes
Fastest
- FR 55719:351h20Sofia Airport9:55Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£421One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus22:5020h15София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)18:05Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás£501One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus22:5020h40София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)18:30Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar£491One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus13:1525h15София, Централна Aвтогара 2 (Sofia, Centralna Avtogara 2)13:30Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás£491One-way2 changes
JU113 · JU14216:0023h40Sofia Airport14:40Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£1031One-way1 change
TK1032 · TK103515:5017h15Sofia Airport8:05Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£2291One-way1 change- TK1032 · TK103315:5022h25Sofia Airport13:15Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport£2291One-way1 change
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FAQs: Sofia to Budapest
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This is compared to other travel options from Sofia to Budapest:
A flight is £6 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Sofia to Budapest costing on average £23.
Other travel options to Budapest take longer:
Coach takes on average 12h 40m.
- Around 34 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 FlixBus, Karat-S, ArdaTur, Infobus, City Lines, Citylines to go to Budapest by coach.
- Travel with Ryanair, Air Serbia, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Lot Polish Airlines, tarom to go to Budapest by flight.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Karat-S, ArdaTur, Infobus, City Lines, Citylines.
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