Sofia to Szeged

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Sofia to Szeged. From €27.13, fastest 7h 47m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Sofia to Szeged costs €27.13 at the cheapest and takes 7h 47m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 539 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.

Checked September 8, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
539 km
Fastest
7h 47m
Average
8h 24m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€27.13
CO2 per passenger
14.6 kg
Door to door

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 September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Coach7h 59m7h 15m44m€30.9814.6 kg5
  • 7h 59mFastest, by Coach
  • €30.98Cheapest, by Coach
  • 14.6 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 539 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€27.13
  1. FlixBus FB528207:304h 42m12:12Sofia Central Bus StationBeograd BAS
  2. FlixBus FB113513:322h 53m16:25Beograd BASSzeged Bus Station

Changes at Belgrade, with 80 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 9h 39mCO2 13.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€29.33
  1. Florentia Bus Sofia OOD FB899406:297h 15m13:44Sofia Central Bus StationSzeged Bus Station

Door to door 7h 59mCO2 14.6 kgChanges 0Changeable 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sofia to Szeged
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sofia to SzegedWedSep 9ThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22
Coach€49.68€61.23€52.43€58.48€43.63€38.68€33.73€30.98€37.58€35.93€40.88€34.28€33.18€31.53

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €27.13

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Szeged. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Szeged railway station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Sofia to Szeged

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €28.2390 days
  2. €26.0360 days
  3. €27.1345 days
  4. €28.2330 days
  5. €31.5321 days
  6. €31.5314 days
  7. €33.737 days
  8. €52.433 days
  9. €49.681 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €26.03.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 101 percent. The most expensive point is €52.43, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€52.43€26.031371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €34.28Sun
  2. €33.18Mon
  3. €31.53Tue
  4. €30.98Wed
  5. €37.58Thu
  6. €35.93Fri
  7. €40.88Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €33.73Sep
  2. €28.78Oct
  3. €25.48Nov
  4. €29.33Dec
  5. €25.48Jan
  6. €21.63Feb

The route

SofiaSofiaSzegedSzeged
The journey

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 539 km against 469 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 Zemun, Novi Beograd, Niš, Belgrade. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Sofia at 06:29 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.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Sofia

Rail
  • Sofia Central
  • Sofia-Sever
  • Sofia railway station
Bus
  • Sofia Central Bus Station
  • спирка Ехо
Air
  • SOF

Szeged

Rail
  • Szeged railway station
  • Újszeged railway station
  • Szeged-Rókus railway station
Bus
  • Szeged Bus Station
  • Sándorfalva autóbusz-állomás
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Florentia Bus Sofia OOD€29.337h 47m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€21.5079%
Taxes€2.158%
Supplier fees€1.495%
Our service fee€1.997%
Total you pay€27.13100%

A day in Szeged hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Szeged railway station

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Sofia to Szeged

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Sofia to Szeged?

The fastest journey from Sofia to Szeged takes 7h 47m door to door, of which 7h 15m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 8h 24m, 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 Sofia to Szeged?

The cheapest fare from Sofia to Szeged is €27.13, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €37.03. 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 Sofia to Szeged?

The cheapest way from Sofia to Szeged is by Coach, at €30.98 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 7h 59m 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 Sofia to Szeged?

Fares from Sofia to Szeged bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €26.03. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 101 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Sofia to Szeged?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sofia to Szeged, at €30.98. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Sofia to Szeged?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sofia to Szeged, at €21.63 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 service from Sofia to Szeged?

1 operators sell services from Sofia to Szeged across 1 modes: Florentia Bus Sofia OOD. 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 Sofia to Szeged?

20 percent of the services we sell from Sofia to Szeged are direct. The rest connect at Zemun, Novi Beograd, Niš, Belgrade, with about 55 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 Sofia to Szeged use?

Services from Sofia to Szeged by Coach leave from Sofia Central Bus Station and arrive at Szeged 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 Sofia to Szeged?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Sofia to Szeged 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 modeled 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 Sofia to Szeged on September 8, 2026: 539 km of route against 469 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €27.13, and 7h 47m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Szeged and elsewhere in Hungary. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Szeged before you go

Day trips that leave Szeged in the morning and cover a good part of Hungary by evening.

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