Arad to Sofia by train
Travel from Arad (Romania) to Sofia (Bulgaria) by train (420km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Arad in Romania to Sofia in Bulgaria, there are two rail connections crossing both the river Danube on large bridges.
Your travel route could be like that.
420 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 Arad to Sofia, 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
Sofia - Arad / Bucharest - Burgas / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Varna / Brașov - Sofia / Cluj-Napoca - Sofia / Constanța - Sofia / Sibiu - Sofia / Timișoara - Sofia1 Arad (Romania) - Sofia (Bulgaria)
1a Travelling from Arad (Romania) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Romania to Bulgaria by train. There are two rail connections between Romania and Bulgaria, both cross the Danube on a large bridge. From Giurgiu to Ruse (where the train from Bucharest to Sofia runs) and from Calafat to Vidin.
The tickets are available at the international ticket windows in larger railway stations in Romania. You can also try to book the train tickets on the websites of the Romanian and Bulgarian railway companies. If it is not possible to book your ticket in one step, buy one ticket from Romania to the border station (for example: Ruse) and from there a second ticket for your travel journey in Bulgaria.
Find exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterRegio (IR)
train company:
CFR Căile Ferate Române / BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Arad / Bucharest - Sofia / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Burgas / Bucharest - Varna / Bucharest - Veliko Tarnovo / Brașov - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Cluj-Napoca - Sofia / Timișoara - Sofia / Brașov - Sofia
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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