Sofia to Vienna by train
Travel from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Vienna (Austria) by train (818km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Sofia in Bulgaria to Vienna in Austria, the main route leads via Serbia and Hungary. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
818 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Sofia to Vienna, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
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The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Sofia to Bucharest by direct train connection. The journey time is 9:40 hours. The ticket fare is 161 RON (33 EUR).
The departure time in Sofia is 07:20. And the arrival time in Bucharest is 17:00. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Ruse (Bulgaria). Arrival time in Ruse is 13:20. Departure time in Ruse is 14:15. You can save money if you split your ticket booking: buy one ticket for Sofia to Ruse and a second ticket for Ruse to Bucharest.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Bucharest?
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Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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Bucharest - Sofia
1b Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Bucharest to Vienna by overnight train. The journey time is 18:20 hours. Train ticket fares start from 49 EUR.
The overnight train "Dacia" (EN346) is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. There are the following service classes available:
- standard seats. Ticket fares from 49 EUR.
- couchettes: compartments with berths for 4 or 6 passengers. Ticket fares from 59 EUR.
- sleeper-wagon: private compartments with beds for 1 to 3 passengers and washbasin. Optional you can book these compartments with private shower and toilet. Ticket fares from 79 EUR for a bed in a 3-persons-compartment. And from 159 EUR for a private sleeper-compartment only for yourself.
The departure time in Bucharest is 14:00 and the arrival time in Vienna is 08:20.
Beside this direct overnight train you can travel first by overnight train from Bucharest to Budapest. In Budapest you change trains to Railjet day train to Vienna.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery trough the Carpathian mountains and Transylvania.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Vienna?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Bucharest
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Do you have questions about the connection between Sofia and Vienna? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
