There are 8 ways to get from Avignon to Sofia by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LYS - SOF
6h 18m$76–336Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofiabus
27h 43m$221–505Drive 1,867.5 km
- Drive from Avignon to Sofiacar 1,867.5 km
19h 40m$335–484Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Cannestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
8h 37m$112–295Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MRS - SOF
7h 55m$93–287Train, bus
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofiabus
30h 36m$121–211Bus
- Take the bus from Avignon Le Pontet Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
32h$90–130Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Avignon to Beogradbus
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 74 / ...
33h 15m$134–231
Avignon to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Avignon to Sofia is to bus which costs $90 - $130 and takes 32h.
The fastest way to get from Avignon to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs $75 - $340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Avignon Le Pontet Bus Station station and arriving at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 32h.
The distance between Avignon and Sofia is 1727 km. The road distance is 1867.5 km.
The best way to get from Avignon to Sofia without a car is to train and bus via Trieste which takes 27h 43m and costs $220 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Avignon to Sofia, including transfers.
Avignon to Sofia bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Avignon Le Pontet Bus Station.
Avignon to Sofia bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Avignon. It is currently 2:48 PM in Avignon and 3:48 PM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Avignon to Sofia is 1867 km. It takes approximately 19h 40m to drive from Avignon to Sofia.
What companies run services between Avignon, France and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Union Ivkoni operates a bus from Avignon Le Pontet Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop 4 times a week. Tickets cost $90–130 and the journey takes 32h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–52
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $14–21
- Rail 1st Class
- $22–35
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–31
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Avignon Le Pontet Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Avignon to Beograd
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
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