Bulgaria
AustriaSofia to Vienna shipping route.
1,121 km by road, about 25 h 12 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Sofia and Vienna
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
SofiaRoadViennaTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,121 km (697 mi) |
| Straight line | 817 km |
| Transit time | 25 h 12 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 14 h 12 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Sofia to Vienna shipping route by road
A truck from Sofia to Vienna drives 1,121 km. That is the driving distance on roads open to heavy goods vehicles, against 817 km as the crow flies.
Transit time for one driver is about 25 h 12 min, of which 14 h 12 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts, as EU drivers' hours rules require. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time almost in half.
Road freight on Sofia to Vienna is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from Bulgaria into Austria, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, with no customs declarations inside the EU single market.
Of 32 road routes from Sofia in this directory, Vienna is the 5th shortest. Closer destinations: Athens (951 km), Budapest (886 km) and Istanbul (728 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Sofia to Vienna?
1,121 km by road (817 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Sofia to Vienna?
About 25 h 12 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (14 h 12 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Vienna to Sofia has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Sofia to
Bucharest399 km - Sofia to
Istanbul728 km - Sofia to
Budapest886 km - Sofia to
Athens951 km - Sofia to
Lviv1,288 km - Sofia to
Prague1,408 km - Budapest to Vienna244 km
- Prague to Vienna407 km
Munich to Vienna424 km- Frankfurt to Vienna740 km
Warsaw to Vienna755 km- Berlin to Vienna759 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.