There are 8 ways to get from Bulgaria to Samara by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Varna Airport, bus
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane VAR - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
20h 1m₽16,968–56,395Bus to Istanbul, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane IST - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
15h 42m₽8,285–34,787Bus, train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Samaratrain
2d 7h₽14,610–25,225Fly from Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane SOF - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
13h 43m₽14,223–32,223Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane OTP - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
14h 25m₽24,291–56,382Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus stationbus 720
2d 17h₽13,833–24,833Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Samaratrain
3d 9h₽14,733–35,745Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kapikuletrain
- Take the bus from Kapikule to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Samaratrain
4d₽13,295–19,195
Varna Airport (VAR) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Samara is to train and bus which costs RUB 13000 - RUB 20000 and takes 4 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Samara is to fly and bus which takes 13h 43m and costs RUB 14000 - RUB 33000.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Samara station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Samara Central Bus station via Gara de Nord, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station and Saratov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Bulgaria and Samara is 2081 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Samara without a car is to bus and train via Warsaw which takes 2 days 7h and costs RUB 14000 - RUB 26000.
It takes approximately 20h 1m to get from Bulgaria to Samara, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Samara bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bulgaria to Samara bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Bucharest station.
Samara is 1h ahead of Bulgaria. It is currently 10:15 AM in Bulgaria and 11:15 AM in Samara.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Samara, Russia?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Samara Central Bus station via Bucharest, Gara de Nord, Piata Chirigiu, Bucharest Filaret Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station, and Saratov in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–47,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–37,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–39,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–32,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Varna Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul, Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–50,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kurumoch International Airport via Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–34,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–32,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kurumoch International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–35,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–3,100
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽12,000–18,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,700–3,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,000–5,500
Train from Moscow Vostochny Station to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–19,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,100–4,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,400–6,500
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–7,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽16,000–23,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,700–4,900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,000–7,500
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Kapikule
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽550–950
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +7 (846) 224-25-55
- Website
- avokzal63.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- avokzal63.ru
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽178
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,627–13,253
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽13,253
- Children
- ₽6,627
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–22,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,600
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,546
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–3,600
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,700
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,200–3,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,800–18,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–7,500
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kapikule to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,615
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₽1,000–1,300
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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