There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Nizhny Novgorod by bus, plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
best- 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 Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ)plane SKG - GOJ
25h 1m₽11,701–28,959Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Novoperedelkino to Zheleznodorozhnayatrain D4
- Take the train from Zheleznodorozhnaya to Nijnii Novgorod Moskovtrain
2d 16h₽8,829–25,186Bus, train via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus 983
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Chisinaubus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Nijnii Novgorod Moskovtrain
46h 11m₽14,932–28,866Fly Sofia Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ)plane SOF - GOJ
16h 46m₽9,825–26,629Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ)plane BEG - GOJ
11h 51m₽13,071–30,889Fly Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane SOF - SVO
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Nijnii Novgorod Moskovtrain
16h 12m₽11,019–30,581Bus, shuttle to Skopje International Airport, fly to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristinabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ)plane SKP - GOJ
23h 9m₽24,882–53,715Shuttle to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, fly to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Fly from Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI) to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ)plane INI - GOJ
18h 54mBus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Nijnii Novgorod Moskovtrain
2d 5h₽16,476–30,524
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Nizhny Novgorod is to fly which costs RUB 9500 - RUB 27000 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Nizhny Novgorod is to bus and fly which takes 11h 51m and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 31000.
The distance between Sofia and Nizhny Novgorod is 2657 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Nizhny Novgorod without a car is to bus and train via Bucharest which takes 46h 11m and costs RUB 14000 - RUB 29000.
It takes approximately 25h 1m to get from Sofia to Nizhny Novgorod, including transfers.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Nizhny Novgorod, Russia?
Air Serbia flies from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) once a week.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–26,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Zagreb, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–28,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Athens, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–28,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–27,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–27,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–27,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–26,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–29,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Zagreb, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–31,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Vienna, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–32,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–26,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–43,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–44,000
- Website
- flysmartavia.com
Flights from Niš Constantine The Great Airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–47,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Nijnii Novgorod Moskov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,300
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,600–2,300
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Nijnii Novgorod Moskov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,300
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,600–2,300
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Nijnii Novgorod Moskov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,300
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,600–2,300
Train from Zheleznodorozhnaya to Nijnii Novgorod Moskov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,100
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,300–1,800
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,400–2,100
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Nijnii Novgorod Moskov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–3,700
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽8,500–12,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,500–2,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,600–3,700
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Nijnii Novgorod Moskov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–3,700
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽8,500–12,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,500–2,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,600–3,700
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Nijnii Novgorod Moskov
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–3,700
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽8,500–12,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,500–2,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,600–3,700
- mcd@mosmetro.ru
- Website
- mcd.mosmetro.ru
Train from Novoperedelkino to Zheleznodorozhnaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽55–80
- Schedules at
- mcd.mosmetro.ru
- 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
- ₽260–360
- 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
- ₽1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽600–850
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–4,600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,500–5,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,060–14,120
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽14,120
- Children
- ₽7,060
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,060–14,120
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽14,120
- Children
- ₽7,060
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–3,800
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,800
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- amalfitours2003@gmail.com
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,100
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
- Phone
- +389 76 241 003
- Info@drd.si
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽650–950
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- motoja.ks@gmail.com
- Website
- Motoja
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽750–850
- Website
- Motoja
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–22,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Sofia Airport to Niš
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–8,000
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,900
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,700
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,200–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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