Istanbul → Sofia
Istanbul to Sofia by coach
Istanbul
Sofia
A direct coach runs from Istanbul to Sofia, scheduled from 8 h 45 min, with 14 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 8 h 45 min
- Departures in a timetable week
- 14
- Operator
- FlixBus
- Stations
- İstanbul Esenler bus station → Sofia (Serdika bus station)
- Straight-line distance
- 502 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inSofia →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 29 Nov 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Istanbul to Sofia; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): FlixBus TR. How Head Your Way works.
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