Sofia to Corfu by train
Travel from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Corfu (Greece) by train (446km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Sofia in Bulgaria to Corfu in Greece, the main route is from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Thessaloniki (Greece).
Your travel route could be like that.
446 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 Corfu, 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
Corfu - Sofia / Sofia - Alexandroupoli / Sofia - Thessaloniki / Sofia - Patras / Burgas - Athens / Burgas - Thessaloniki / Plovdiv - Athens / Plovdiv - Thessaloniki / Varna - Athens1 Sofia (Bulgaria) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Corfu (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Sofia to Thessaloniki by direct day train. The journey time is 8:30 hours. Buy your train ticket for 35 BGN (18 EUR) at the train station in Sofia.
The departure time in Sofia is 15:00. The arrival time in Thessaloniki is 23:30. There are always seats available therefore it is no problem to buy the ticket at the day of departure.
Note (2022/2023): currently the train traffic is interrupted and you have to travel by bus. The bus ticket price is 15-20 EUR. Buy it via the given links or on union-ivkoni.com
No discount with Interrail/Eurail.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Thessaloniki?
Check times&prices 
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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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Sofia
1b Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Corfu (Greece)
Train tickets for Greece can be bought locally or online. Advance tickets for Intercity connections are cheaper than normal fare and are available online only.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC) / Proastiakos (P)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki / T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Athens - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Skopje
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Patras - Ancona / Patras - Bari
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / BLUE Blue Star Ferries / MINO Minoan Lines / METU Metro Turizm / CRZH Crazy Holidays
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Corfu - Thessaloniki / Athens - Alexandroupoli / Athens - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Iraklion / Athens - Larissa / Athens - Patras / Athens - Piraeus / Athens - Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki - Athens / Thessaloniki - Larissa / Thessaloniki - Patras
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / OSE
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Do you have questions about the connection between Sofia and Corfu? 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.
