There are 5 ways to get from Bulgaria to Poltava by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Varna
best- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Shumentrain Ic
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Odesa-Holovna to Poltava-Pivdennatrain
27h 10m₴2,967–4,717Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Poltavabus
33h 11m₴5,267–7,753Drive 1,458.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Poltavacar 1,458.2 km
19h 54m₴10,274–14,841Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucuresti Nordtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Odesabus
- Take the train from Odesa-Holovna to Poltava-Pivdennatrain
34h 43m₴3,147–3,677Bus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Poltavabus Kharkiv
40h 33m
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Poltava is to train and bus which costs 3 100 ₴ - 3 700 ₴ and takes 34h 43m.
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The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Poltava is to drive which takes 19h 54m and costs 10 000 ₴ - 15 000 ₴.
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No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Poltava. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Poltava via Veliko Tarnovo and Kyiv Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 11m.
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The distance between Bulgaria and Poltava is 1694 km. The road distance is 1458.2 km.
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The best way to get from Bulgaria to Poltava without a car is to train and bus via Varna which takes 27h 10m and costs 2 900 ₴ - 4 800 ₴.
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It takes approximately 27h 10m to get from Bulgaria to Poltava, including transfers.
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Bulgaria to Poltava bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
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Bulgaria to Poltava bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Veliko Tarnovo station.
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Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Poltava is 1458 km. It takes approximately 19h 54m to drive from Bulgaria to Poltava.
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There are 205+ hotels available in Poltava.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Poltava, Ukraine?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Poltava via Veliko Tarnovo and Kyiv Central Bus Station in around 33h 11m.
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- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴300–440
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₴300–420
- 1st Class
- ₴340–440
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴210–320
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₴210–290
- 1st Class
- ₴240–320
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴160–230
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- ₴160–230
- 1st Class
- ₴160–210
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
Train from Odesa-Holovna to Poltava-Pivdenna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴250–600
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- ₴500–600
- Berth
- ₴250–360
- Deluxe
- ₴1,300–1,900
Train from Odesa-Holovna to Poltava-Pivdenna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴250–600
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- ₴500–600
- Berth
- ₴250–360
- Deluxe
- ₴1,300–1,900
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴290–460
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴750–1,200
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴370–650
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴950–1,600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Starosinna Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴490–700
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴3,200–4,200
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Poltava
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–2,000
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Odesa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,500
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,200–4,300
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Poltava
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
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