--- title: "Sarafovo to Sofia – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Sarafovo to Sofia is 344 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sarafovo-to-sofia" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sarafovo-to-sofia.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Sarafovo to Sofia [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sarafovo&to=Sofia) [Sofia to Sarafovo](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sofia-to-sarafovo) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 344 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 344 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 20 min slower than flying but лв75 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best 3h 52m лв34–46 Estimated 386 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sarafovo&to=Sofia) - [**Fly** 3h 31m лв90–140 Estimated BOJ → SOF · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sarafovo&to=Sofia) - [**Taxi** 3h 52m лв230–345 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sarafovo&to=Sofia) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:14 → 11:45 3h 31m · direct лв90–140](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sarafovo&to=Sofia&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Sarafovo to Sofia? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 52m door to door. The straight-line distance is 344 km. What is the cheapest way from Sarafovo to Sofia? Drive is the cheapest, from лв34. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Sarafovo to Sofia? About 1h 6m in the air (BOJ → SOF), about 3h 31m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run лв90–140; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Sofia from Sarafovo by road? About 386 km, roughly 3h 52m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around лв34–46; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Sofia Capital and largest city of Bulgaria Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. [The Sofia guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/sofia) Worth your time - Sofia History Museum Museum of the history of Sofia itself, housed in the colourful old building of the Central Mineral \[Water\] Baths (built 1913). - National Museum of Military History 92 Cherkovna Str, fax: +359 2 946 18 06, nvim.pr@gmail.com. - National Institute of Archaeology and Museum 2 Saborna Str., fax: +359 2 988 24 05, aim-bas@aclubcable.com. - Sofia Opera and Ballet During summer, open air shows in the evenings are offered. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Sofia Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sarafovo-to-sofia, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt