Cheapest€37.58
- FlixBus FB846406:5010h 14m17:04Zagreb Autobusni kolodvorSofia Central Bus Station
Door to door 10h 58mCO2 21.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Travelling from Zagreb to Sofia costs €37.58 at the cheapest and takes 10h 57m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 782 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 782 km
- Fastest
- 10h 57m
- Average
- 11h 42m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €37.58
- CO2 per passenger
- 21.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 10h 58m | 10h 14m | 44m | €44.73 | 21.1 kg | 5 |
- 10h 58mFastest, by Coach
- €44.73Cheapest, by Coach
- 21.1 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 782 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€37.58
- FlixBus FB814607:305h 42m13:12Zagreb Autobusni kolodvorBeograd BAS
- FlixBus FB617814:074h 35m18:42Beograd BASSofia Central Bus Station
Changes at Belgrade, with 55 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 11h 56mCO2 20.3 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlixBus-eudirect | FlixBus N981 | 17:51 | 06:06 | 12h 21m |
| FlixBus-eudirect | FlixBus N981 | 04:45 | 17:00 | 12h 21m |
| FlixBus-eudirect | FlixBus N981 | 18:20 | 06:35 | 12h 21m |
| FlixBus-eudirect | FlixBus N981 | 04:45 | 17:00 | 12h 21m |
| FlixBus-eudirect | FlixBus N981 | 18:20 | 06:35 | 12h 21m |
| FlixBus-eudirect | FlixBus N981 | 04:45 | 17:00 | 12h 21m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Zagreb to Sofia | Tue8 Sept | Wed9 Sept | Thu10 Sept | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €74.98 | €63.43 | €85.43 | €65.63 | €65.63 | €66.73 | €61.78 | €46.38 | €44.73 | €56.28 | €54.08 | €51.88 | €49.13 | €44.73 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €37.58
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Sofia is not something we sell.
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When to book Zagreb to Sofia
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €41.9890 days
- €34.2860 days
- €36.4845 days
- €32.6330 days
- €37.5821 days
- €44.7314 days
- €61.787 days
- €85.433 days
- €74.981 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €32.63.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 162 percent. The dearest point is €85.43, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €49.13Sun
- €44.73Mon
- €46.38Tue
- €44.73Wed
- €56.28Thu
- €54.08Fri
- €51.88Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €46.38Sept
- €45.83Oct
- €36.48Nov
- €35.38Dec
- €35.93Jan
- €28.23Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 782 km against 680 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Novi Beograd, Belgrade, Niš, Kragujevac. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Zagreb at 06:50 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Zagreb
Rail
- Zagreb Glavni kolodvor
- Zagreb Klara
- Zagreb Borongaj
Coach
- Zagreb Autobusni kolodvor
- Zagreb bus station
Sofia
Rail
- Sofia Central
- Sofia-Sever
- Sofia railway station
Coach
- Sofia Central Bus Station
- спирка Ехо
Air
- SOF
SOF is not in Sofia, and the road in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from SOF into Sofia?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FlixBus | €37.58 | 10h 57m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €31.00 | 82% |
| Taxes | €3.10 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €37.58 | 100% |
A day in Sofia carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Where to leave your bags in Sofia
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Zagreb to Sofia
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Zagreb to Sofia?
The fastest journey from Zagreb to Sofia takes 10h 57m door to door, of which 10h 14m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 11h 42m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Zagreb to Sofia?
The cheapest fare from Zagreb to Sofia is €37.58, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €55.73. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Sofia?
The cheapest way from Zagreb to Sofia is by Coach, at €44.73 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 10h 58m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Zagreb to Sofia?
Fares from Zagreb to Sofia bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €32.63. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 162 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Zagreb to Sofia?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Zagreb to Sofia, at €44.73. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Zagreb to Sofia?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Zagreb to Sofia, at €28.23 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Zagreb to Sofia?
1 operators sell services from Zagreb to Sofia across 1 modes: FlixBus. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Zagreb to Sofia?
20 percent of the services we sell from Zagreb to Sofia are direct. The rest connect at Novi Beograd, Belgrade, Niš, Kragujevac, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Zagreb to Sofia use?
Services from Zagreb to Sofia by Coach leave from Zagreb Autobusni kolodvor and arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Zagreb to Sofia?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Zagreb to Sofia allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Zagreb to Sofia on 7 September 2026: 782 km of route against 680 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €37.58, and 10h 57m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Sofia afterwards does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Sofia before you go?
Day trips that leave Sofia in the morning and cover a good part of Bulgaria by evening.
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