There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Borno by plane, bus, car, taxi, train, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sofia Airport to Maiduguri
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Maiduguri (MIU)plane SOF - MIU
26h 20m$429–1,380Fly Sofia Airport to Gombe Lawanti International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO)plane SOF - GMO
- Take the taxi from Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO) to Biutaxi
28h 15m$290–905Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Ndjamena, drive
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane SKG - NDJ
- Drive from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Gamborucar
24h 52m$370–1,243Fly Sofia Airport to Ndjamena, drive
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane SOF - NDJ
- Drive from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Gamborucar
14h 32m$370–1,178Fly Sofia Airport to Yola Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Yola Airport (YOL)plane SOF - YOL
- Take the taxi from Yola Airport (YOL) to Biutaxi
27h 56m$298–926Train to Istanbul, fly to Ndjamena, drive
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane IST - NDJ
- Drive from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Gamborucar
23h 8m$572–1,194Train, night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Ndjamena, drive
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane OTP - NDJ
- Drive from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Gamborucar
21h 43m$363–1,225
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Maiduguri (MIU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Borno is to fly and taxi which costs $290 - $950 and takes 28h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Borno is to fly and drive which takes 14h 32m and costs $370 - $1,200.
The distance between Sofia and Borno is 3595 km.
It takes approximately 26h 20m to get from Sofia to Borno, including transfers.
Borno is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 10:13 in Sofia and 08:13 in Borno.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Borno, Nigeria?
Turkish Airlines, Max Air Limited, and Lufthansa fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Maiduguri (MIU) 4 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Ndjamena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Ndjamena via Niamey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ndjamena via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Ndjamena via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ndjamena via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- skyprimeav.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Gombe Lawanti International Airport via Istanbul, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Sofia Airport to Gombe Lawanti International Airport via Frankfurt, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yola Airport via Istanbul, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Sofia Airport to Yola Airport via Frankfurt, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- maxair.com.ng
Flights from Sofia Airport to Maiduguri via Istanbul, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Maiduguri via Frankfurt, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Istanbul to Ndjamena via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–84
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- $47
- Single Room
- $84
- Four Person Room
- $41
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Estimated price
- $13–21
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